as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
religious sects that believe that an individual's salvation has been predetermined by God
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Recent Examples of predetermine
Several others accused the state party of attempting to predetermine who advanced to the primary.
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
How everyone got to this point The original indictment, unsealed in November, detailed how Clase had allegedly colluded with bettors to predetermine at least nine pitches, dating to May 2023.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Above all, outcomes are never predetermined.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
The event, overseen by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, is tightly scripted and almost entirely predetermined to showcase a leadership hyperfocused on stability.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
How everyone got to this point The original indictment, unsealed in November, detailed how Clase had allegedly colluded with bettors to predetermine at least nine pitches, dating to May 2023.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Above all, outcomes are never predetermined.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
The event, overseen by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, is tightly scripted and almost entirely predetermined to showcase a leadership hyperfocused on stability.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, several outlets covered how garments destined for brands were piling up at airports in Bangladesh and India after Gulf carriers cancelled flights, with more than half of Bangladesh’s air cargo typically moving through Gulf hubs.—
Assef Shaikh,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The site is being divided into several parcels, one destined for a Yokohama-like building with an attached hotel, another for housing, a third for shipping perishable freight.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Grand Island in 1994 and served as vicar general and pastor of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary before his 2021 appointment to Colorado Springs, according to the archdiocese.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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The church ordained its first female priests in 1994 and its first female bishop in 2015.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Nationals tagged him for five runs in the fourth, and the Cubs’ lack of timely hits off starter Cade Cavalli and the Nationals bullpen doomed them in a 10-4 loss.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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All but doomed by six quick runs, the Padres lost 8-2.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Predetermine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predetermine. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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