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as in predetermined
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as in perceived
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preconceived
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Parents and City Council members argued families were brought into the conversation too late and that the outcome appeared predetermined.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026 -
Above all, outcomes are never predetermined.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Hiding out chafes against being perceived.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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While only time will tell how the war is ultimately perceived, there is no denying the rapidly growing fault line between our two political parties, especially on foreign policy.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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Whale, and later fellow directors Franc Rodman, Branagh and now Gyllenhaal, imagined what might have happened if Frankenstein had completed the female monster.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Along with co-founder Kyle Chayka, now of The New Yorker, Alioto first imagined Dirt as a moment-meeting entertainment brand that brooks very little techno-pessimism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Some might assume that Gooding’s Hollywood career was preordained.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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Sports are inherently fraught with tension, but some seem preordained to it more than others.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Between 77 million and 132 million more people worldwide could be at risk of inundation than previously thought.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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In June 2025, electronic interference with navigation systems was thought to be a factor in the collision between two oil tankers, Adalynn and Front Eagle, off the coast of the UAE, Bockmann and Faragher noted.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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There’s a generic quality both to singer-songwriter Michaelson’s score (a combination of folk and Broadway pop) and to a romance that seems almost mystically predestined.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Lionel Messi-Lamine Yamal connection For believers in the soccer gods, Lamine Yamal's ascent to the upper echelons of the sport could almost seem predestined with Lamine anointed by a Barça icon — Lionel Messi.—
Nathalie Sommer,
CBS News,
1 Dec. 2025
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The Iditarod was conceived by co-founders Dorothy Page and Joe Redington Sr.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Under a plan first conceived more than a year ago, Mike’s Red Tacos has sold the rights to 10 to 15 franchisees to develop restaurants in particular territories of the country.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Major ship lines Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have stopped accepting most cargo destined for the Persian Gulf countries.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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And their drive is still evident, embodied by a singular focus from those destined for the Hall of Fame all the way down to an unheralded hometown hero hanging onto an NBA roster spot.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Preconceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconceived. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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