kismet

noun

ˈkiz-ˌmet How to pronounce kismet (audio)
Definition of kismetnext
as in destiny
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand he always said that it was kismet that they met at a showing of their favorite movie

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Recent Examples of kismet Minetree's continuation of the iconic franchise is pretty kismet. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 This week’s ceremony was a bit of kismet as 2026 also marks the 85th birthday for the USO, which since being founded in 1941 has become the leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the well-being of the people serving in America’s military and their families. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026 There’s this kismet alignment with these characters at this moment in time. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 The kismet between the superstar center and first-year head coach comes to bear in the heat of competition. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kismet
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  1. destiny
  2. fate
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  • A thing humanity must evolve beyond (or at least learn to control) to reach our highest destiny as galaxy conquering space lords or whatever.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The notion of destiny comes up once more, in the idea that Ravana going down this violent path is something the gods might actually want to entrap him in a battle with Rama.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of destiny
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  • Unfortunately, the device malfunctioned while en route to the observatory, forcing mission engineers to abandon the attempt and leave Swift to its fate.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Although many political experts expect Democrats to flip control of the House this midterm cycle, the Senate‘s fate remains murky.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of fate

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