predestinated

verb

past tense of predestinate
as in predestined

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestinated
  1. predestined
  2. destined
  3. predetermined
  4. ordained
  5. preordained
  6. doomed
  7. predicted
  8. fated
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 predestined
Verb
  • Despite his parents’ showbiz failures, Stallone was convinced that he was destined for success as an actor.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Many of his supporters believed Charlie was destined for the Oval Office one day.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of destined
Verb
  • The 2027 season is set to be the first year the UIL will have predetermined sites for the semifinal games.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There aren’t many surprises in this vividly realized but predetermined drama.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of predetermined
Verb
  • It will also be broadcast by Catholic media giant EWTN and livestreamed on the YouTube channel of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, the diocese where Sheen was ordained.
    — Aleja Hertzler-McCain, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Episcopal Church has allowed women to be in ministry since 1974, and Ashby was ordained by Lamb.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of ordained
Verb
  • This mythologizing of a masculine, European (though crucially not British) version of Columbus supported burgeoning American ideals of Manifest Destiny (the idea that the United States was preordained to expand to the Pacific Ocean and beyond).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The script by Strippoli and Salvatore de Chirico shrewdly underplays that hand, instead cushioning the vanity factor in sincere parental concern for the children’s health, well-being and preordained path to success.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of preordained
Verb
  • In some cases, House Democrats are campaigning on the bill that’s doomed in its current form, presenting a further contrast to the vast majority of Senate Democrats who want nothing to do with it.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • On the other hand, don’t assume that everyone currently at HBO Max is safe and everyone at Paramount is doomed.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of doomed
Verb
  • Back in 2009, there was a Department of Homeland Security report that predicted a rise in far-right extremism.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Few could have predicted the club would win its final seven games.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of predicted
Verb
  • His path toward becoming a designer was weird, but probably fated if what happened next was any indication.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Still just 24, Calafiori has always come across like someone who seems fated to enjoy everything about football.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of fated
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