Thesaurus results for PREDESTINATION

predestination

noun

Definition of predestination

as in accident

the belief that everything that will happen has already been predetermined and cannot be changed

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Recent Examples of predestination But Slumdog Millionaire, a feel-good comedy drama about predestination and game shows, is the one that won him all the glory. — Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026 The narrative addresses the idea of predestination and, in a way, debunks it. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2025 Dylan arrives on the scene with the false modesty of predestination, touched by God but desperate for a place to sleep for the night. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024 The Rings of Power is governed by an overwhelming sense of predestination. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for predestination

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Noun

After her mother is hurt in a car accident, Audrey forms an unlikely bond with Eli (Son Suk-ku), the former wrestler who was behind the wheel.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Relying on accident assessment methods that the NRC has already approved, the company proved that an equipment breakdown within the turbine building cannot spread into the nuclear core.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of accident

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Thus, although Sanjak the spy might have been portrayed as an evil agent, many readers cheered this original, unapologetic character who took control of her destiny and challenged traditional gender norms.

— Gaby Iori October 7, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Noir, by contrast, brooks no such substitutions, because its conception of authenticity cannot allow for alternative destinies.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of destiny

Noun

Commonly associated with environmental risk factors such as smoking or exposure to hazards like radon, the rare but aggressively fast-growing condition gets its name from the unusually tiny appearance of its cells.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
And so, of course, there’s always these big hazards in drawing parallels between human, humans and microbes, especially because the language is interpreted in so many different ways by different people.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hazard

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Told in the course of four decades, and alternating between the perspectives of the couple’s colleagues and children, friends and lovers, Orringer’s novel examines justice, truth, fate, and freedom.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Some investors are wondering whether Italy could face a similar fate as the country considers widening its budget deficit.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of fate

Noun

Today, she’s stalled out and blaming her failure on happenstance.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
First, there’s Bertha Manchester (Linda Reiter), who, in a morbid bit of happenstance, was actually killed in a brutal axe murder just days before Lizzie’s trial.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of happenstance

Noun

Because the phenomenon typically reaches its greatest strength around December, NOAA says there’s a 75% chance that the current El Niño will exceed the strength of previous events dating back to at least 1950.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
The strongest upper-level forcing will remain northwest of DFW, creating a sharp gradient in rain chances.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of chance

Noun

That kind of preexisting knowledge of a celebrity’s persona and body of work outside the castle can actually kind of doom a player in the castle.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
So, for those who just loved talking about the City being in a doom loop, in the words of Mark Twain, reports of San Francisco's death have been greatly exaggerated.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

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