Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestinated
Verb
-
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 -
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
Verb
-
Now the big five looks like it’s destined to become the big four, including Universal and Sony, and the business of Hollywood moviemaking is once again in a time of profound transition.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
-
Pull a hot air balloon, and you’re destined to live a life of adventure and travel.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
For more than a decade, families have raised concerns about course materials that frame America’s global role in a consistently lopsided way or assign students predetermined conclusions about controversial topics.—
Robert Casper,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
-
Republican candidates, while receiving less convention coverage, maintain substantial voter support, with polling showing Republicans collectively drawing significant backing and suggesting the general election dynamic remains competitive rather than predetermined.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
He was ordained in 1968 and received his divinity degree from Chicago Theological Seminary in 2000.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
-
Jackson was with King before his assassination in April 1968, and was ordained as a Reverend in June that same year.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Sports are inherently fraught with tension, but some seem preordained to it more than others.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
-
And there again Tuesday morning stood those four teams in the current East play-in bracket, as if preordained to have to fight their way into the playoffs through the pre-playoffs.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
But that doesn’t mean those who fall short of the mark are doomed to a lifetime of work.—
Brian Baker CFA,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
-
Without that, Saks Global and its Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman businesses would be doomed.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
As his side prepared to host Frank Lampard’s Everton, then mired in a relegation fight, Conte predicted that Spurs could soon find themselves in a similar situation.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
-
If the bill were to pass, Mammano predicted the character of single-family neighborhoods would be forever changed, transformed into locales full of tiny duplexes, townhomes and vacation rentals.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Born in the small town of Mallard, Louisiana, a set of identical twins are fated for opposite lives.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
-
Could Sharks-Hawks be hockey’s next great rivalry, fated to meet in the Western Conference final time and time again?—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Predestinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestinated. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
