Thesaurus results for PREDETERMINE

predetermine

verb

ˌprē-di-ˈtər-mən

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 Parents and City Council members argued families were brought into the conversation too late and that the outcome appeared predetermined. —

Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 Several others accused the state party of attempting to predetermine who advanced to the primary. —

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 See All Example Sentences for predetermine

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The insects were said to be destined for European and Asian markets, and Kenyan authorities valued the ants at 1 million shillings ($7,700).

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Healey is embracing a collapsing, expensive wind farm that fishermen hate, kills birds, had a major blade failure and is destined to sock ratepayers with high costs.

— Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026