predetermination

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Recent Examples of predetermination He was also accused of failing to respect and comply with the law by denying due process to litigants and lawyers and demonstrating a bias or predetermination for certain cases. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025 The presiding judge granted Sweeney's attorney's request to change the charge to second-degree murder or manslaughter as the court lacked sufficient evidence to try him for first-degree murder since predetermination was not established. Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024 From there we’re introduced to the Time Variance Authority where Loki is taken for messing with predetermination—a strict timeline set up by the powerful and mysterious Time Keepers—and introduced to Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson). Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 June 2021 Both seasons of The Umbrella Academy raise questions about the nature of time travel (as presented in the series) and the tension between choice and predetermination. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2020 There is comfort in subsuming your sense of individuality to a larger sentiment of prescription and predetermination. Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2019 Yet the movie has a mythic thrust that’s partly due to its almost playful manipulation of time, its silent flash-forwards lending the story a feeling of futility and predetermination. Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermination
Noun
  • Professor of Science at Harvard University, recently made waves online for his theory that the interstellar comet has a 30% to 40% chance of being an artificial alien object sent to observe the solar system, Futurism reported.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • His theory is that while the opportunity in the digital space is booming, there is an industry shortage of skilled talent to capitalize.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even the Boston Police Department had already issued a press statement, written by still another shady cop from Canton, declaring Karen Read guilty as charged – no presumptions of innocence in Norfolk County.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • At the same time, every individual is entitled to the presumption of innocence unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How does a proactive vision and assumption of positive intent and regard change your behavior and possibly influence other people’s behaviors around you?
    Colin Bedell, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
  • Whatever the assumptions, the discourse has certainly elevated the profile of the modest series, which is the last project produced by Norman Lear before his death.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Capturing a moment under specific conditions can help validate a hypothesis or guide mission changes.
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • And so, in principle, there is always an alternative hypothesis that could explain the data.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Karl Popper said that science is about conjecture and refutation.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • These can require more unraveling, and the further back one goes, the more conjecture there is.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kamala Harris weighs in on another presidential bid Despite the speculation, the governor was one of the Biden-Harris campaign's most vocal surrogates.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than punishing Li — as some initial speculation suggested — Beijing formalized his role last week as top trade negotiator.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Based on Boss’ checks, the TJX thesis is still alive and well.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
  • That’s the thesis of Returning to Myself, Carlile’s eighth solo album.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • O'Donnell took further issue with her feeling that Hasselbeck didn't defend her against suppositions that O'Donnell was un-American for her opposition to military advances.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Slavik knocked Combs for lining up speaking engagements for as soon as next week with the supposition that he’d be released.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Predetermination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predetermination. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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