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Recent Examples of predetermined
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
According to the piece, the wide-open nature of the race is healthy for democratic participation and has yielded the most competitive gubernatorial contest in approximately 25 years, allowing voters meaningful choice rather than having a predetermined outcome.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Young people changed quickly and not on any predetermined schedule.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Every component has a predetermined function.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Those who choose a DIA will start receiving the income down the road at a predetermined age, perhaps at 70 or 75 years old.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Redefining How APIs Are Used AI agents are not simply scripts executing predetermined instructions.
—Baptiste Parravicini, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Outside experts and watchdogs suspect that before the first meeting in July, Kennedy will work to stack the advisory board with questionably qualified allies who will come with a predetermined decision to ease access to the drugs—no rigorous scientific evaluation needed.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
What started in December of last year has grown to multiple events where hundreds of underage children decide to meet at a predetermined area, such as a shopping mall or park.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The press headlines last week were naturally driven by the trophy pictures, the outcomes for which were largely predetermined by guarantees coming from a relatively small number of individuals in the market.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026
For the birth scene, director Ken Olin gave Woodley and Brown room to find the moment rather than execute something predetermined, and several of the women hired as midwives were real nurses; one was a doula.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 23 May 2026
When the destination is predetermined, the journey matters that much more.
—Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
That predetermined fat level is governed by genetics, physiology and environmental factors.
—Kim Pfotenhauer, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
According to Le Figaro, at an unrelated hearing, a judge who served on Ted Maher's case had claimed Ted's sentence had been predetermined before the trial even began.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Who needs input when the outcome is predetermined?
—Jon Harris Maurer, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
While local leaders attempted to assure the public that result of the study wouldn’t be predetermined, longtime Land Park resident Luree Stetson wasn’t reassured.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
According to Olson, the podcast does not attempt to force a predetermined conclusion, but instead reexamines the case using modern forensic reconstruction technology and fresh expert analysis.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
According to the piece, the wide-open nature of the race is healthy for democratic participation and has yielded the most competitive gubernatorial contest in approximately 25 years, allowing voters meaningful choice rather than having a predetermined outcome.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Young people changed quickly and not on any predetermined schedule.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Every component has a predetermined function.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Those who choose a DIA will start receiving the income down the road at a predetermined age, perhaps at 70 or 75 years old.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Redefining How APIs Are Used AI agents are not simply scripts executing predetermined instructions.
—Baptiste Parravicini, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Outside experts and watchdogs suspect that before the first meeting in July, Kennedy will work to stack the advisory board with questionably qualified allies who will come with a predetermined decision to ease access to the drugs—no rigorous scientific evaluation needed.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
What started in December of last year has grown to multiple events where hundreds of underage children decide to meet at a predetermined area, such as a shopping mall or park.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
Yes, even the robots have predetermined blind spots.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The press headlines last week were naturally driven by the trophy pictures, the outcomes for which were largely predetermined by guarantees coming from a relatively small number of individuals in the market.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026
For the birth scene, director Ken Olin gave Woodley and Brown room to find the moment rather than execute something predetermined, and several of the women hired as midwives were real nurses; one was a doula.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 23 May 2026
When the destination is predetermined, the journey matters that much more.
—Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
That predetermined fat level is governed by genetics, physiology and environmental factors.
—Kim Pfotenhauer, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
According to Le Figaro, at an unrelated hearing, a judge who served on Ted Maher's case had claimed Ted's sentence had been predetermined before the trial even began.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Who needs input when the outcome is predetermined?
—Jon Harris Maurer, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
While local leaders attempted to assure the public that result of the study wouldn’t be predetermined, longtime Land Park resident Luree Stetson wasn’t reassured.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermined
Verb
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Surely, being a prophet destined to die on the cross would be a painful vocation, and the film refuses to look away from this pain.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Legend says that tourists who grind their heels on the bull's testicles and spin in place three times are guaranteed good fortune and are destined to return to the city.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
29 May 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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One option considered was the former Burnley and Everton manager Sean Dyche, whose brief stint at Nottingham Forest already felt doomed.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Their run was probably doomed to end that stormy night against Belgium.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Historically, the community in Putumayo has been concerned about possible links between paramilitary groups and others connected to oil companies.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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All ingredients are local and sourced from no further than 13 miles from the hotel, and are organic where possible.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch) are probable.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2026
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Clark is listed as probable for the Fever’s home game against the Golden State Valkyries.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 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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