Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestinated
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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 -
At the same time, nothing is predestined.—
Ray Dalio,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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While Nikola Jokic appears destined to finish behind Victor Wembanyama in the MVP voting, another race remains very much in doubt.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this month, several outlets covered how garments destined for brands were piling up at airports in Bangladesh and India after Gulf carriers cancelled flights, with more than half of Bangladesh’s air cargo typically moving through Gulf hubs.—
Assef Shaikh,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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And while political observers, including Kiros herself, say the assembly process isn’t actually representative of who will vote in the June primary, the win still marked a surprising development in a race that many considered to be predetermined.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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But no matter how strong Carmen becomes, her destiny — embodied by a wraithlike old woman who turns up whenever the orchestra plays Bizet’s 10-note fate motif — is predetermined.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Cook, ordained in the United Church of Christ, is principal of Faith in the Public Square.—
Peter Cook,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The first woman to become an Anglican priest was Florence Li Tim-Oi of Hong Kong, who was ordained in Zhaoqing, China, in 1944.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Will this year’s Oscar awards be another fait accompli, a bloated snoozer that’s as boring and seemingly preordained as this year’s Super Bowl?—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Some might assume that Gooding’s Hollywood career was preordained.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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For while their stories live on, history may not be doomed to repeat them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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Is Trump citizenship order doomed?—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The storms are predicted to bring quarter-sized hail (1 inch).—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Just like not so long ago no one would have predicted a Kansan would play in the World Cup.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Training people to believe they are fated, or even happy, to live without freedom, rights or real choice is the only way a totalitarian society can survive.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Landscape painters, lithographers, and photographers introduced Easterners to the Romantic West of sublime landscapes filled with tow-ering peaks and deep canyons and Indians who seemed to exist only in small numbers, fated to disappear as American pioneers swept westward.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Predestinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestinated. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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