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as in prejudged
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as in perceived
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preconceived
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In her practice, Palazzolo focuses heavily on industrial materials as a way of turning things perceived as artless or overtly masculine on their head.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025 -
This is because white is generally reserved for the bride, so a guest wearing that color may be perceived as attention-seeking or inappropriate.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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When the destination is predetermined, the journey matters that much more.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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Without a fair and open bidding process, potential competitors may not even submit bids, believing the outcome is predetermined.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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McCoy imagined a future career in advocacy.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Saturday night went better than either could have possibly imagined when the former picked up the latter a few weeks back.—
Adam H. Beasley,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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No team in history has won between 38 and 40 games for four straight seasons, yet for the Bulls, this feels almost preordained.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The first thing to emphasize is that nothing is preordained about market cycles — this one may well never get as wild, lucrative and dangerous as the one 25+ years ago.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
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As gutting as that was, the team received uplifting news on each player Monday indicating that neither injury was as serious as initially thought.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Five years on, and somehow, the American economy has not only avoided a contraction but has managed to grow—an outcome many investors thought impossible.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Ferrari Given his name, Adam Driver was seemingly predestined to play the man behind the world's most prestigious sports car.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Wang, who conceived of and led the study, also serves as the Kellogg chair of technology among other leadership positions at Northwestern.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Curated by Hamza Walker, Bennett Simpson, and Kara Walker, the show was conceived eight years ago, as statues were beginning to come down.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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These stories don’t require any element of surprise; the appeal of this kind of romance is built on anticipation, on our expectation that people who are destined to be together will in fact get together.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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Per reports, the 29-year-old, who once seemed destined to be at the top of golf's world rankings, will play in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in December.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Preconceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconceived. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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