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religious sects that believe that an individual's salvation has been predetermined by God
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Recent Examples of predetermined
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
Once all spots are sold, the breaker opens the box live online, revealing which cards go to which participant based on the predetermined assignments.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
That feeling of walking into a room and having people turn to you with a predetermined respect.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Uber also penalizes its drivers who cancel trips and can deactivate their accounts if cancellation frequency reaches a predetermined threshold, the complaint states.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
The standard knockout format remains in place for the last three rounds, so the final will continue to be held at a predetermined venue.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
About 20 seconds later, the return capsule separated from the escape tower at a predetermined altitude.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Sweet Spot charges per ounce, rather than charging by a predetermined cost.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Without a fair and open bidding process, potential competitors may not even submit bids, believing the outcome is predetermined.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
In LaRoche’s gym, nothing can be predetermined.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Hoes, plows, sewing machines, and computers are products of past labor whose values have been predetermined.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Critics pointed to a lack of qualifications for the new committee members, with more than half never having published research on vaccinations and many having predetermined hostility toward vaccines.
—Jordan Miller, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
The supply is capped at twenty-one million coins, with issuance predetermined by code.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
And while one more game was still to play in the Super Bowl, the beating of the 49ers on their home turf shines brighter when the ensuing 52-17 result against the Buffalo Bills was all but predetermined.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
But critics of the 4-4-2-2-1 plan, with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark leading the charge, believe predetermined CFP bids would undercut the legitimacy of the regular season.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Everyone knows where the story is going, and whatever growth takes place along the way needs to reach the predetermined maturity of what’s already known.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
Once all spots are sold, the breaker opens the box live online, revealing which cards go to which participant based on the predetermined assignments.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
That feeling of walking into a room and having people turn to you with a predetermined respect.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Uber also penalizes its drivers who cancel trips and can deactivate their accounts if cancellation frequency reaches a predetermined threshold, the complaint states.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
The standard knockout format remains in place for the last three rounds, so the final will continue to be held at a predetermined venue.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
About 20 seconds later, the return capsule separated from the escape tower at a predetermined altitude.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Sweet Spot charges per ounce, rather than charging by a predetermined cost.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
When the destination is predetermined, the journey matters that much more.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Without a fair and open bidding process, potential competitors may not even submit bids, believing the outcome is predetermined.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
In LaRoche’s gym, nothing can be predetermined.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Hoes, plows, sewing machines, and computers are products of past labor whose values have been predetermined.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Critics pointed to a lack of qualifications for the new committee members, with more than half never having published research on vaccinations and many having predetermined hostility toward vaccines.
—Jordan Miller, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
The supply is capped at twenty-one million coins, with issuance predetermined by code.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
And while one more game was still to play in the Super Bowl, the beating of the 49ers on their home turf shines brighter when the ensuing 52-17 result against the Buffalo Bills was all but predetermined.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
But critics of the 4-4-2-2-1 plan, with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark leading the charge, believe predetermined CFP bids would undercut the legitimacy of the regular season.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermined
Verb
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Other lines record the sale of the first wristwatch to the Queen of Naples and a pocket watch thought to have been destined for Marie Antoinette.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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The 49ers were 1-8 under Chip Kelly, destined for a 2-14 season that would lead to the hiring of coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude disregarded all threats of legal action, directing Running Fence to complete its predestined voyage into the sea.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Some prominent critics blamed American socialists for their own marginality or viewed their cause as doomed by conditions particular to the nation’s history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Beck’s overtime interception against SMU essentially doomed UM’s chances.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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If the court accepts the case, oral arguments could be scheduled for the spring, with a possible decision by June.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sustained, strong winds are possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Sama was limited last week against Arizona State, but he was listed as probable on the player availability report.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Murray is listed as probable for Wednesday night’s game.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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What unfolds next is both foreordained and unpredictable: a performance superficially the same as any other rendition of the same score, but also profoundly different — wondrous, perhaps, or merely rote.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
16 Oct. 2024
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The film is a tragedy in which everything comes out right: Coppola builds his protagonist’s absurd overreach into a foreordained happy ending, and the movie itself is a happy outcome from the very start.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2024
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“Predetermined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predetermined. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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