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

The public health agency also said no biological safety breaches or laboratory accidents occurred at the facility.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
There have been 42 accidents and crashes tied to the Catalina airport, claiming 30 lives since 1982.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of accident

Noun

Noir, by contrast, brooks no such substitutions, because its conception of authenticity cannot allow for alternative destinies.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
But antifascism remained a vital part of Americans’ self-conception, as if entering the war and winning it had always been America’s destiny.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of destiny

Noun

Raw-milk consumption was a growing hazard, and their state, like others, was teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
While some fall days may seem warm, the water can be significantly colder than air temperature, posing hazards for boaters, officials said.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of hazard

Noun

It is said that touching the polished engravings of the event placed at the pedestal of the Nepomuk statue will bring luck and ensure a return to Prague.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Playing Stratego well requires randomizing the arrangement of your pieces, so luck always plays a role.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of luck

Noun

The fate of Sierra is in the hands of 12 jurors who are tasked with deciding whether Sierra, who pleaded guilty to the murders, should be condemned to death or sentenced to life in prison.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
With the fate of the Protect College Sports Act in limbo in Congress, the NCAA will need to continue litigating lawsuits over player eligibility.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of fate

Noun

The idea to incorporate elements of mariachi music into a cover of a Smiths tune happened by happenstance in December 2024.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 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

Within this literature, no decade is more doom-laden than the nineteen-thirties, when misguided hope and willful blindness led the world’s democracies to grossly underestimate the threat of Fascism.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Yet one demographic may still have some reason to restrict their doom-scrolling and YouTube watching – pregnant mothers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

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