as in destines
to determine the fate of in advance
our victory in the tournament was seemingly predestined
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dooms
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This potentially dooms them to 48 hours in the nearest town.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Despite concerns that failure to be in the blue reading group in first grade dooms a child’s adult options to a career in coal mining (or worse, a lesser UC), both have been completely self-supporting (and not in the coal-mining industry) since graduating from college.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Predestines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestines. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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