as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
my wife and I are such soulmates, I'm convinced that our marriage was preordained
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Recent Examples of preordain
Some might assume that Gooding’s Hollywood career was preordained.
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Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
Sports are inherently fraught with tension, but some seem preordained to it more than others.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
And there again Tuesday morning stood those four teams in the current East play-in bracket, as if preordained to have to fight their way into the playoffs through the pre-playoffs.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
The forward march of East Asian animation from pop celebration to prestige recognition is not preordained.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for preordain
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
Sports are inherently fraught with tension, but some seem preordained to it more than others.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
And there again Tuesday morning stood those four teams in the current East play-in bracket, as if preordained to have to fight their way into the playoffs through the pre-playoffs.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
The forward march of East Asian animation from pop celebration to prestige recognition is not preordained.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for preordain
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The Detroit Tigers’ winning run stood at first base in the bottom of the ninth inning of a 3-3 game when Matt Vierling’s line drive seemed destined for the left-center field gap in Comerica Park’s expansive outfield.
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Bolstered by a $10 million advertising campaign, the works were destined to be shown in a series of one hundred and fifty exhibitions and events intended to counter Americans’ derisive views of Mexico.
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Having a disagreement doesn’t mean your relationship is doomed, Cancer.
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That gambit, however, could doom the defense bill, which authorizes key national security programs.
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After the war, he was ordained and served as a minister at the Steele Creek Presbyterian Church from 1804 until his death in 1827.
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In 1962, Lazowski was ordained and served as the spiritual leader of Beth Shalom Synagogue in Hartford until 1969.
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When Solow died in 2020, Soloviev knew he was fated to take over the business.
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So it was all very fated in that sense.
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“Preordain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preordain. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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