as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
our victory in the tournament was seemingly predestined
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Recent Examples of predestine
At the same time, nothing is predestined.
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Ray Dalio, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
There’s a generic quality both to singer-songwriter Michaelson’s score (a combination of folk and Broadway pop) and to a romance that seems almost mystically predestined.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The Lionel Messi-Lamine Yamal connection For believers in the soccer gods, Lamine Yamal's ascent to the upper echelons of the sport could almost seem predestined with Lamine anointed by a Barça icon — Lionel Messi.
—Nathalie Sommer, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Ferrari Given his name, Adam Driver was seemingly predestined to play the man behind the world's most prestigious sports car.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Your luck in life is predestined in a way.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Josh Allen plowed his way through, as if predestined to cross the plane fully upright.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
As the Bank of Russia pushed interest rates higher, the dollar was predestined to grow since it is often considered a comparatively secure asset.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
George eventually played college football at Iowa and according to his mom, he was almost predestined for the gridiron.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Ray Dalio, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
There’s a generic quality both to singer-songwriter Michaelson’s score (a combination of folk and Broadway pop) and to a romance that seems almost mystically predestined.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The Lionel Messi-Lamine Yamal connection For believers in the soccer gods, Lamine Yamal's ascent to the upper echelons of the sport could almost seem predestined with Lamine anointed by a Barça icon — Lionel Messi.
—Nathalie Sommer, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Ferrari Given his name, Adam Driver was seemingly predestined to play the man behind the world's most prestigious sports car.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Your luck in life is predestined in a way.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Josh Allen plowed his way through, as if predestined to cross the plane fully upright.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
As the Bank of Russia pushed interest rates higher, the dollar was predestined to grow since it is often considered a comparatively secure asset.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
George eventually played college football at Iowa and according to his mom, he was almost predestined for the gridiron.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestine
Verb
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Should the Warriors want to play their 38-year-old superstar in the late stages of a campaign that appears destined to end in the play-in tournament?—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Zazie Beetz trained for months to pull off the admittedly jaw-dropping (and often jaw-shattering) fight sequences, and if every actor is now destined to become an action star for 15 minutes, the Atlanta veteran has earned her spotlight.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Nationals tagged him for five runs in the fourth, and the Cubs’ lack of timely hits off starter Cade Cavalli and the Nationals bullpen doomed them in a 10-4 loss.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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All but doomed by six quick runs, the Padres lost 8-2.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Grand Island in 1994 and served as vicar general and pastor of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary before his 2021 appointment to Colorado Springs, according to the archdiocese.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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The church ordained its first female priests in 1994 and its first female bishop in 2015.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Watch out for whatever is fated this go-around.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Sparkling Miss Camberg was fated to wed the man whose name so closely mirrored her own.—
Miranda Seymour,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Predestine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestine. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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