Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestinated
Verb
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At the same time, nothing is predestined.—
Ray Dalio,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026 -
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
Verb
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The 12-seat chef’s counter concept destined for Michelin wattage was born of SingleThread co-founders Kyle and Katina Connaughton’s connections to Japan.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Athletics are assembling an interesting young core but don’t look ready for prime time yet, and the Los Angeles Angels look destined for another rough year.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When critical decisions occur outside public view, victims who gather the courage to appear in court often feel their voices no longer matter when the result appears predetermined.—
Keith Wortz,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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Parents and City Council members argued families were brought into the conversation too late and that the outcome appeared predetermined.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Fisher grew up at Beth Am and even trained to be a rabbi there before becoming ordained.—
Lauren Costantino
March 14,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Shaleta, 69, was ordained a priest of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Detroit in 1984.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 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
Verb
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The oaks came down, the broad sidewalks receded, the bricks were replaced by asphalt and Tropical Arts was doomed.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Daddy Issue Oscars This year’s big nominees are full of anxieties about fatherhood and whether we’re doomed to repeat the mistakes of those who’ve raised us.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Given current rates of soil degradation, Semedo predicted, 100% of the world's topsoil could be gone within 60 years.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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King came up with the idea of starting in the past with the strike and then moving forward to the present — three years later — which is when everyone predicted the unions would have to negotiate again because of AI.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If so, this romance will feel fated, as if it were meant to be.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Those who keep going aren’t always confident, or tougher than anyone else, or fated to a grand destiny.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Predestinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestinated. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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