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
There are nights in football when the outcome seems predestined.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestine
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The Detroit Tigers’ winning run stood at first base in the bottom of the ninth inning of a 3-3 game when Matt Vierling’s line drive seemed destined for the left-center field gap in Comerica Park’s expansive outfield.
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Bolstered by a $10 million advertising campaign, the works were destined to be shown in a series of one hundred and fifty exhibitions and events intended to counter Americans’ derisive views of Mexico.
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Having a disagreement doesn’t mean your relationship is doomed, Cancer.
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That gambit, however, could doom the defense bill, which authorizes key national security programs.
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After the war, he was ordained and served as a minister at the Steele Creek Presbyterian Church from 1804 until his death in 1827.
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In 1962, Lazowski was ordained and served as the spiritual leader of Beth Shalom Synagogue in Hartford until 1969.
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When Solow died in 2020, Soloviev knew he was fated to take over the business.
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So it was all very fated in that sense.
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“Predestine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestine. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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