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
Science, of course, struggles to prove whether that’s predestined in their genes, though some studies suggest that some tendency toward hoarding—put another way, collecting to excess—is heritable.
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
At the same time, nothing is predestined.
—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
Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
At the same time, nothing is predestined.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestine
Verb
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Or maybe it was just destined for this finish.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Knight added that perhaps a romance with Plumb was not destined to fully unfold.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Financial turmoil worsened by soaring jet fuel prices doomed the budget carrier, leaving thousands of customers scrambling for flights on other airlines.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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In the year 2027 (which is somehow just one year from now, please stop, passage of time), Children of Men imagines a world where women have been infertile for years, dooming humanity to a slow extinction.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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While women cannot be ordained as priests or deacons, they are not forbidden from teaching the faith as theologians, catechists and scholars.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Yeshivat Maharat, the first Orthodox seminary to ordain women as rabbis, is in New York.—
Michal Raucher,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Like many rags-to-riches stories, the quintet’s rise to fame seemed fated.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
4 May 2026
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Linking their destinities is a man—presumably the traitor’s son of the title—with the extra wrinkle that Elegy is fated to fall in love with him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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“Predestine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestine. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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