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kismets

noun

plural of kismet
as in destinies
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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  1. destinies
  2. fates
Noun
  • People looking out for themselves have compromised the fates of those who have less control over their destinies.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Mirren wants to store her fest statue, which keeps mysteriously appearing next to an Oscar statuette, in its box in a different take on Karlovy Vary winners’ and trophies’ destinies.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
Definition of destinies
Noun
  • At the same time, that also prevents us from becoming too invested in the fates of people who seem to be dying for our viewing pleasure — and sometimes one another’s.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In contrast, very little is known about how the hindbrain and spinal cord adopt different fates; the new paper cites only one reference on the topic.
    — JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of fates
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“Kismets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kismets. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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