predestinating

present participle of predestinate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestinating
Verb
  • With Turpin back, all three (Jalen Tolbert included) will be like predicting the Packers receivers when all are healthy.
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • High geopolitical volatility makes predicting the market’s future even more difficult than usual, a Reuters columnist argued.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 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
  • Yet again, Variety is forecasting the likely nominees in the Grammys’ top four all-genre categories.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • To be clear, the weather service isn't forecasting Helene-like extreme rainfall, but is urging residents, especially in southeastern North Carolina and coastal South Carolina to expect heavy rain, potentially through the end of September.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Every day there are LinkedIn posts, as well as Forbes, NYT, and WSJ articles about the massive capital reallocation by customers and investors to AI from SaaS, foretelling the end of SaaS.
    Barry Libert, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • An optimist would read the internal market action in recent weeks as foretelling an early-cycle reacceleration/reflation dynamic setting up.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Local officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at Philadelphia’s Calder Gardens, the new sanctuary honoring pathbreaking sculptor Alexander Calder, presaging its opening to the public, which is set for September 21.
    News Desk, Artforum, 15 Sep. 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
  • Thirteen members of the FOMC predicted 1 or 2 more rate cuts with only 4 members foreseeing no rate change.
    Paul Weinstein Jr, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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