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Recent Examples of predetermined
Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Typically, the show features a segment inspired by the classic film where Indy is chased by a barreling boulder down a predetermined track.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Her takeaway from the experience is a message aimed directly at women who feel stuck, uncertain, or pressured to follow a predetermined timeline.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Not only because the television arm of the Star Wars machine seems to be dying down, or because few series will get $650 million for two seasons, or even because prequels are notoriously difficult to pull off — especially prequels with a main character’s death as a predetermined endpoint.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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
Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The outcome is essentially predetermined, having been set behind closed doors by party insiders weeks before ballots are cast.
—Grace Rauh, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Someone genetically predetermined to live 80 years could reach 85 with healthy habits, while unhealthy lifestyle choices can shorten that expectancy to 75.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
The outcome feels predetermined.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Pricing is predetermined by TaskEasy using public property details and the consumer’s description of the job that needs to be done.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
But all of these interactions were quickly imbued with a set, predetermined meaning.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
And in an outcome that felt predetermined, Jasmine won the final despite coming in third in the technical, a madeleine-tower challenge.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
When the destination is predetermined, the journey matters that much more.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Of course, these lines of inquiry are wholly blocked if the agents remain masked and thus functionally invisible, and investigations are controlled and steered to a predetermined conclusion.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Typically, the show features a segment inspired by the classic film where Indy is chased by a barreling boulder down a predetermined track.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Her takeaway from the experience is a message aimed directly at women who feel stuck, uncertain, or pressured to follow a predetermined timeline.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Not only because the television arm of the Star Wars machine seems to be dying down, or because few series will get $650 million for two seasons, or even because prequels are notoriously difficult to pull off — especially prequels with a main character’s death as a predetermined endpoint.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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
Verb
Some items now available at the fest, which began Jan 30, will go away at a predetermined (and published) date, replaced by other items that will, in turn, be bumped for a third option.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The outcome is essentially predetermined, having been set behind closed doors by party insiders weeks before ballots are cast.
—Grace Rauh, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Someone genetically predetermined to live 80 years could reach 85 with healthy habits, while unhealthy lifestyle choices can shorten that expectancy to 75.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
The outcome feels predetermined.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Pricing is predetermined by TaskEasy using public property details and the consumer’s description of the job that needs to be done.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
But all of these interactions were quickly imbued with a set, predetermined meaning.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
And in an outcome that felt predetermined, Jasmine won the final despite coming in third in the technical, a madeleine-tower challenge.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
When the destination is predetermined, the journey matters that much more.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermined
Verb
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This is destined to bring serious trouble to healthcare in Connecticut.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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Brown was a five-star running back destined for the University of Georgia back then in the early 2000s, his mind focused on the Bulldogs and the NFL.—
D. Orlando Ledbetter,
AJC.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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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Edwards would probably have loved a few more new faces, but attracting them to a club already doomed to relegation was tricky.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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For here was a gay man doomed by his failure to recognize that the courtroom was a different kind of stage, one where flamboyant insouciance would bring disaster rather than applause.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The obvious first step is to gather as much light as possible.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Feb. 2026
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According to her mother, the group held onto her as long as possible, which gave rescuers time to respond.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Panthers coach Paul Maurice said after the team’s morning skate on Wednesday that Bennett will return to the lineup for their home game against the Boston Bruins and that Lundell is probable for the game.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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Decoding refers to how a model selects its output from a range of probable answers.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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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