1
as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
he is stoic in the face of adversity, bolstered by his faith that everything in life has been ordained by a higher power
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2
as in to order
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
a new bill that would ordain the funding of public schools through state lottery revenues
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3
as in to enact
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
the founders of the African republic ordained a form of government that was closely modeled on that of the United States
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Recent Examples of ordain
He was ordained a priest in Rome and studied there until 1984, shuttling between church leadership positions in Chicago and Peru until 2023.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
But should a non-bishop is chosen, he would be ordained a bishop before becoming pope.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Pope Francis was ordained a priest in December 1969.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
He was ordained in 1904, and was named a cardinal and the patriarch of Venice in 1953.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
But should a non-bishop is chosen, he would be ordained a bishop before becoming pope.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Pope Francis was ordained a priest in December 1969.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
He was ordained in 1904, and was named a cardinal and the patriarch of Venice in 1953.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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What look like high-end picnic tables stacked by the dozens inside the warehouse are actually merchandise display tables, of varying heights, destined for retailers Gap and Old Navy, Philip Rosenband said.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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Matos hit a line drive that appeared destined for right field.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2025
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Then, in a December 2023 decision, in a partial redo of that arbitration, Arbitrator Roger Kaplan ordered France to pay Bernstein $810,846.67, including $450,000 in punitive damages for his conduct.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Bronx Criminal Court Judge Audrey Stone on Wednesday ordered that Jeremy Cortorreal spend the next two decades behind bars for killing Lisette Gomez back on March 21, 2023.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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The Trump administration hopes the plan will be enacted by July 4.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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The full impact on the complicated tariffs and other trade penalties enacted by Washington and Beijing remains unclear.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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Now, attention is turning to whether sustainability expectations set by major platforms can actually trickle down to reshape fashion into something fundamentally more sustainable—or whether such initiatives are inherently doomed to be disconnected from material change.—
Nicole Rycroft,
Sourcing Journal,
19 May 2025
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David Ramos / Getty Images) Your Next Read Premier League top-five odds: Chelsea in trouble, Nottingham Forest doomed? Champions League final odds, betting predictions: Inter or Paris Saint-Germain?—
Julia Ranney,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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In December, the church’s landlord, Ethan Conrad Properties, requested that Garcia put a stop to the events.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2025
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The analysis, requested by Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Soto-Martínez, would have explored whether to allow the hotel to keep a share of the tax revenues generated by the new tower.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Sharing tax information with agencies outside the IRS For example, Congress passed a law to strictly limit who can access information that taxpayers voluntarily provide to the IRS.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
12 May 2025
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As of April 22, nearly 3,600 profiles had passed through Levine’s Aiden.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2025
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“Ordain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordain. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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