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predestinate

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Definition of predestinate

as in to ordain

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He was ordained at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1985 and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree in 2010.

— Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2026
The ceremony was officiated by actor Adam Sandler, who is legally ordained.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of ordain

Verb

Showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman were very generous to the crowd inside Ballroom 20 at Comic-Con on Friday, teasing what to expect after leaving Pete’s (Richie Moriarty) fate up in the air at the end of Season 5.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 July 2026
The expansion of the category and Nolan’s increased Oscar success since Dunkirk have changed his films’ Oscar fates.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026

Definition of fate

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Democracies do not function well when large numbers of citizens believe outcomes are predetermined, rules are selectively applied, or political insiders decide which questions reach the ballot.

— Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
One parent shared their experience with this problem at a party, where the kids' food selection was predetermined.

— DeVonne Goode, Parents, 3 July 2026

Definition of predetermine

Verb

Wagner commented that in opera the orchestra should act as a medium of premonition, indicating what is foreordained but not yet foreseen.

— Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Before anything else is said about Lana Del Rey’s new album, let it be noted that however well the record came out, it was foreordained to come in second among her artistic works of the past year.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023

Definition of foreordain

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The system predicts robot actions by pairing the video model with an action decoder that converts visual predictions into executable robot movements.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Economists predicted up to $84 trillion in assets could change hands over 20 years as boomers die and pass on their wealth.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of predict

Verb

Awaiting in a World Cup semifinal is France, a team that has looked almost predestined to raise another World Cup trophy.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Science, of course, struggles to prove whether that’s predestined in their genes, though some studies suggest that some tendency toward hoarding—put another way, collecting to excess—is heritable.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of predestine

Verb

Rangers manager Skip Schumaker talked about focusing on the moment with Rocker and not trying to prognosticate the future for the former top pick.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Traders eager to continue prognosticating what will happen in Iran are in luck—Kalshi has a market on who will be Khamenei’s successor.

— Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 2 Mar. 2026

Definition of prognosticate

Verb

If James’ defection seems destined to peel casual NBA viewers away from the Lake Show, the subsequent heightened interest for the teams repping the I-95 megalopolis should go a long way toward helping shore up the league’s national deliveries.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026
He could be traded by then, and if not, sellers often rest starters they’re destined to trade to avoid a last-minute injury.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 27 July 2026

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