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
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
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
Mary Barra’s rise from an intern to the corner office of General Motors seems almost predestined.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
Though Kendall finished well before Stricker on Sunday, the result felt predestined.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2023
Faith Pinho: Paulina and Bobby were predestined in the truest sense of the word.
—The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
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
Mary Barra’s rise from an intern to the corner office of General Motors seems almost predestined.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
Though Kendall finished well before Stricker on Sunday, the result felt predestined.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2023
Faith Pinho: Paulina and Bobby were predestined in the truest sense of the word.
—The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestine
Verb
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Such institutions may be destined to pass away.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2025
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Contributor Yelena Moroz Alpert says this Dyson Animal 3 saved a dirty carpet in her home that was destined for the dumpster.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Batherson’s mistake was the biggest among a series of them that doomed the Senators against the Canadiens in a 4-3 overtime loss.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Like Ferrante’s protagonists, the two women share a friendship that is both cemented and doomed by their unusual intelligence.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many were spurred on by religious fervor and the concept of Manifest Destiny, the belief that the Christian God had ordained that White settlers should colonize North America, from sea to shining sea.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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He was ordained in 1976, and has served in various positions over his 40 years serving the Catholic Church, including director of Catholic Charities and director of the Haitian Apostolate, according to the Archdiocese of Miami website.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, her portrayal of the interlude as fated, and fulfilling thanks in part to that feeling, is pure Smith.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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If the person dreamed of you that night, romance was fated by the intelligence of the jungle.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Predestine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestine. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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