predestinating

present participle of predestinate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestinating
Verb
  • The Sahm Rule has had an unblemished historical record of predicting recessions.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • However, the settlement is significantly higher than some legal experts were predicting.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Houthis are led by a family of clerical megalomaniacs who have been prophesying apocalyptic war since the early 2000s.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some analysts are forecasting the company to raise prices on its devices even after all Cook has done to avoid the worst of the tariffs.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • National Weather Service meteorologists consider forecasting waterspouts during the late summer and fall whenever large, cool air masses overspread the waters of the Great Lakes.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So sales drop when consumers are feeling stretched (perhaps foretelling a recession) and pick up as the economy is recovering.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The vote was conducted by secret ballot; two Republicans voted against her, dooming her effort.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bank of America Securities analyst Robert Ohmes just downgraded Target from hold to sell, prognosticating another 10-15% share drop.
    Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Predestinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestinating. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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