Thesaurus results for PREORDAIN

preordain

verb

ˌprē-ȯr-ˈdān

Definition of preordain

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 What wasn’t preordained is just how beautifully executed the entire venture turns out to be. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026 Will this year’s Oscar awards be another fait accompli, a bloated snoozer that’s as boring and seemingly preordained as this year’s Super Bowl? — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026 Some might assume that Gooding’s Hollywood career was preordained. — 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 See All Example Sentences for preordain

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Vacant and fenced off after being declared unsafe in May 2023, the seven-story resort long known as the Grand Lady appears destined for redevelopment.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Rodri is now not ruling out signing for the back-to-back La Liga champions after previously seeming destined for the Bernabeu.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of destine

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Which is why Infantino’s campaign for reelection to a fourth term as FIFA president next March, a campaign which had the support of more than 200 FIFA members two weeks ago, now appears doomed.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Their midnight rendezvous seems doomed to end in a quarrel until Mysaria heeds Sylvi’s advice.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of doom

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So what if the credulous smallfolk now believe that the Usurper’s rule is ordained by the Gods?

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
The program was slowly implemented, and the first native African ministers ordained in Kenya, Ishmael Semler and William Jones, were ordained in 1885.

— Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of ordain

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And the willingness to set your own decision date instead of waiting for the market, a crisis, or fate to set it for you.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman were very generous to the crowd inside Ballroom 20 at Comic-Con on Friday, teasing what to expect after leaving Pete’s (Richie Moriarty) fate up in the air at the end of Season 5.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 July 2026

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