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Recent Examples of predetermination
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.
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Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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
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
Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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
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
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Those are, indeed, pat, credible theories and predictions.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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But now, in the planet’s capital city of Apperax, a murder is committed with no suspects, forensics or theories.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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By making a presumption of guilt and of the state’s inerrancy, the attorney general is repudiating the rule of law, which is grounded in the state’s obligation to prove its case.—
Paul Rosenzweig,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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Social engineering is rife with gender presumptions, said Karl Sigler, senior security manager at Trustwave SpiderLabs.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
1 Jan. 2026
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As the video spread, viewers flooded the comments with advice, concern and assumptions about her daily life.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Similar to fellow Arsenal summer signing Eberechi Eze — another keen chess player — the assumption would be that the skills taken from the board game have helped Zubimendi be a step ahead in enticing and then bypassing opposition players.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The story of the Platonic representation hypothesis paper began in early 2023, a turbulent time for AI researchers.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
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Furthermore, Jie said that laboratory simulations support the hypothesis that the majority of the surface regolith inside Shackleton Crater is conducive to the stable preservation of water ice.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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There are no corrections of consequence in this new world, so a simple short-selling conjecture is too good to check out.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
21 Dec. 2025
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The Year in Computer Science Explore the year’s most surprising computational revelations, including a new fundamental relationship between time and space, an undergraduate who overthrew a 40-year-old conjecture, and the unexpectedly effortless triggers that can turn AI evil.—
Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Dec. 2025
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Prosecutors reject that claim, saying the decision was based on the strength of the evidence, Utah law and a desire to curb speculation and misinformation in a case that immediately drew national and international attention.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Keen eyes mean speculation has already begun.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His eyes lit up, as if asked to present a thesis sitting in his top drawer.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Skydance thesis, according to a person who worked closely with David, was that Hollywood wasn’t prepared for the overwhelming economic force of a Silicon Valley billionaire throwing around his wealth and ambition.—
Reeves Wiedeman,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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The nature of Tech’s loss only supports the supposition that, without Texas and Oklahoma, the Big 12 is sorely lacking in top-tier talent.—
Kevin Sherrington
Jan. 1,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Jan. 2026
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Both Ripa and Consuelos rejected the supposition, with Ripa admitting that the only evening during which Consuelos looks presentable during the holidays is Christmas Eve.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Predetermination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predetermination. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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