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
The Rings of Power is governed by an overwhelming sense of predestination.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Request a Demo Rorty’s version of redemption stands out against certain religious strands in that it is explicitly set against predestination or essentialism.
—Big Think, 14 June 2024
Entertainment Score: 7 Science Score: 9 Arrival (2016) Enlarge / Denis Villeneuve's first foray into sci-fi offers a fun twist on the ancient idea of prophesy or predestination.
—Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
In a place where both psychohistory and predestination exist, how much does personal choice matter?
—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 14 July 2023
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Request a Demo Rorty’s version of redemption stands out against certain religious strands in that it is explicitly set against predestination or essentialism.
—Big Think, 14 June 2024
Entertainment Score: 7 Science Score: 9 Arrival (2016) Enlarge / Denis Villeneuve's first foray into sci-fi offers a fun twist on the ancient idea of prophesy or predestination.
—Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
In a place where both psychohistory and predestination exist, how much does personal choice matter?
—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 14 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestination
Noun
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This is not simply a fortunate accident.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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On September 2, 2025, her children filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Georgia's State Court of Gwinnett County against the drivers, truck manufacturers, and trucking companies responsible for the Alabama truck accident that caused fatal injuries to Stone while injuring several others.—
John Perlstein,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Russia has not rediscovered its imperial destiny.—
Jeremy Shapiro,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Progress beats perfection, and everyone is the master of their own destiny.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights are not illuminated, reducing the risk of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The huge amounts of space junk in orbit, ranging from nuts and bolts to rocket fairings and dead satellites, pose a serious hazard to satellites and the International Space Station, which has to regularly take evasive action to dodge space shrapnel, much of which is moving faster than a bullet.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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With any luck, it will someday be reversed, like other famous examples of Supreme Court decisions that reflected prejudice against African-Americans, Japanese-Americans, and others.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Rather than hang out with the two old hags, Cherry decides to try her luck on the stand-up paddleboards with Brigitte and Daniel, but quickly loses her balance.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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The fate of higher education will determine the strength of our workforce, the pace of innovation, and America's global competitiveness.—
Leadership Brainery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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With just 24 hours to decide the fate of the house, old resentments bubble up, secrets are exposed and shifting alliances test whatever bonds remain.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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If that has not been prioritized and completed, then the expectation that inclusion happens by happenstance is false.—
Simone E. Morris,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Nashville resident Brittani Logsdon said her Iceland trip was the result of a happenstance and spontaneity.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Investors peg the chances of a quarter-point rate cut this month at about 90% and the odds of a half-point cut at nearly 10%, according to CME FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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What began as a chance to build a sales team and achieve financial independence turned into a mission to serve working families.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Through the haze of doom that shrouds climate science shines the passion behind the quest to understand and solve one of the greatest challenges humanity has faced.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Their appetites portend our doom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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