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
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Sangliers are early risers, tasked with following lumberjacks from forest to forest in pursuit of felled trees destined for sawmills.—
Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock,
Saveur,
9 Oct. 2025
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On the other hand, Stefanski has also had some solid rosters to work with and yet has only two playoff appearances and appears destined for a third double-digit loss season.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Hoover ended up throwing for 376 yards and added two more touchdown passes, but for the second time in Big 12 play, he was outplayed by the opposing quarterback and had multiple game-changing turnovers that doomed the Horned Frogs down the stretch.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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All of which is to say that Ibis were not necessarily always doomed to suffer.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many African Anglican churches refuse to ordain female priests.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Mullally was ordained in 2001 and left the government three years later for church roles at Salisbury Cathedral and then becoming only the fourth woman bishop in the Church of England as the Suffragan Bishop of Crediton in the Diocese of Exeter.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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It’s fated for Anderson to thrive.—
Maya AlZaben,
Vogue,
30 Sep. 2025
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At long last, two characters find their way back to each other — but what hand will fate deal them next?—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Predestine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestine. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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