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
The first thing to emphasize is that nothing is preordained about market cycles — this one may well never get as wild, lucrative and dangerous as the one 25+ years ago.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
But although the months between September 2024 and August 2025 may have been light on the kind of superstar releases that seem preordained for Grammy sweeps, plenty of other contenders have emerged — and in such circumstances, obvious choices are in short supply.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Our climate is not preordained to remain hospitable forever.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
On many of those Friday nights, their ace pitcher, Whitey Ford, faced our ace, Billy Pierce, but an evening that began with high hopes usually ended in painful reality, like it was preordained by the baseball gods.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
But although the months between September 2024 and August 2025 may have been light on the kind of superstar releases that seem preordained for Grammy sweeps, plenty of other contenders have emerged — and in such circumstances, obvious choices are in short supply.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Our climate is not preordained to remain hospitable forever.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
On many of those Friday nights, their ace pitcher, Whitey Ford, faced our ace, Billy Pierce, but an evening that began with high hopes usually ended in painful reality, like it was preordained by the baseball gods.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preordain
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These are the kind of looks destined for celebrity closets before the show even ends.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2026
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While unfortunate, this doesn’t mean your amaryllis is destined for the trash can.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
14 Jan. 2026
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Poor perimeter shooting doomed the team in his absence, as the Celtics went just 9-for-35 from 3-point range (26%) in the loss.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Philadelphia was again doomed by a lethargic offensive effort that cost it a shot at a repeat championship.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Indiana, formerly of Orland Park, took a trip to El Salvador with Hicks before Hicks was ordained as a priest in 1994.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Prevost was ordained the next June.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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Exceptionalism but for being something worse than cursed—fated, maybe—for a specific brand of suffering.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Born in 1947, Rob Reiner was, of course, the son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, and seemingly fated by lineage for sitcom fame.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Preordain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preordain. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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