predestinated

verb

past tense of predestinate
as in predestined

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  1. predestined
  2. destined
  3. predetermined
  4. ordained
  5. preordained
  6. doomed
  7. predicted
  8. fated
Verb
  • There are nights in football when the outcome seems predestined.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 May 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 predestined
Verb
  • The young boy’s biggest concern is staying out of the crosshairs of Calavera (Mauro Guzmán), the neighborhood bully who seems destined to follow the same path as his intimidating older brother, Felix (Cosmo Gonzalez).
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 July 2026
  • With wonder and with great shame the yodel is an orphaned sound, a sound that turns the serenade toward an addressee that is destined to never hear it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of destined
Verb
  • One parent shared their experience with this problem at a party, where the kids' food selection was predetermined.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 3 July 2026
  • The path for Andersson isn’t predetermined; there is a range of outcomes for how his next deal could age.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of predetermined
Verb
  • The ceremony was officiated by actor Adam Sandler, who is legally ordained.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • The Vatican said on July 2 that priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without Pope Leo's approval were in schism with the wider Church and now excommunicated.
    — Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of ordained
Verb
  • Just because there is some constraint, doesn’t mean that your path has to be preordained.
    — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Whatever happened—injury, illness, flood, or drought—felt preordained, part of God’s grand scheme.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Definition of preordained
Verb
  • Impeachments are doomed to fail anyway, because unless the Democrats win 67 Senate seats, there will be no convictions.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Sleeping separately doesn’t mean your relationship is doomed.
    — Cheyenne Buckingham, Washington Post, 7 July 2026
Definition of doomed
Verb
  • The Braves’ star center fielder accurately predicted the score of England’s 3-2 win over Mexico in the round of 16 on Sunday.
    — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
  • The summer sales slump that was predicted by data from January.
    — Matt Emma, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of predicted
Verb
  • The series isn't afraid of having tough discussions about humanity and if we're fated to destroy ourselves, no matter how many times someone tries to prevent it by changing the course of history.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 July 2026
  • His cultural determinism appears to leave America fated to endlessly repeat an ancient pattern of conflict.
    — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of fated
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