as in destined
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 predetermined
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
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
For those unfamiliar with the format, think of it as a sports drama where the physical performances are very real, even if the outcomes are predetermined.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 8 Aug. 2025
Of course, seasonal effects are background conditions and not predetermined outcomes, with plenty of mismatches between the historical record and actual market action, a few as recently as last year.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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
Adjective
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
For those unfamiliar with the format, think of it as a sports drama where the physical performances are very real, even if the outcomes are predetermined.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 8 Aug. 2025
Of course, seasonal effects are background conditions and not predetermined outcomes, with plenty of mismatches between the historical record and actual market action, a few as recently as last year.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermined
Verb
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In hindsight, Kempes — El Matador — was always destined to be the star of the tournament, having won the top goalscorer award in Spain in the two seasons leading up to the competition.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Entrepreneurs who start out with connections to an inner circle are all but destined to gain the right opportunities to achieve success.—
Sarah Maokosy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But if your data is bad, your AI initiatives are doomed from the start.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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High operation costs and noise concerns doomed the service, which ended in October 2003.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mullally was ordained in 2001 and left the government three years later for church roles at Salisbury Cathedral and then becoming only the fourth woman bishop in the Church of England as the Suffragan Bishop of Crediton in the Diocese of Exeter.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mullally became a Christian at age 16 and worked as a nurse before being ordained.—
Elizabeth Pritchett , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Outside the home, keep tree branches pruned, and as far away from the house as possible.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Abramov points out that this does not disprove the Mars life explanation, but rather just presents an alternative, albeit much more probable, explanation for the evidence.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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First a look at the problems, and then the probable reasons.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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