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Recent Examples of preordained
Sean Gregory,
Time,
10 June 2026
The purchase seems preordained, given that both Gert-Jan and Corinne, like Pascon and Boccara, are lively and curious intellectuals.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
What wasn’t preordained is just how beautifully executed the entire venture turns out to be.
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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?
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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
Verb
Given the slow start to his pro career, a spot at the World Cup, never mind the starting nod, was far from preordained.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
10 June 2026
The purchase seems preordained, given that both Gert-Jan and Corinne, like Pascon and Boccara, are lively and curious intellectuals.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preordained
Adjective
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These vehicles are not fully autonomous, but independently follow a predetermined route.
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The acquisition comes after an agreement between the two companies in April that gave SpaceX the right to acquire Cursor at a predetermined valuation.
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These 5-inch shorts are destined to become a summer wardrobe staple thanks to their 100 percent nylon material, which repels water and stains.
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Indeed, anything created so close to a black hole’s event horizon seems almost destined to fall victim to its immense gravity.
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.
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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.
Verb
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The bill has already passed the House but would otherwise almost certainly be doomed in the upper chamber due to Republicans’ razor-thin majority.
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Argentina were dysfunctional and doomed.
Adjective
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In retrospect, Sumner seemed predestined to become a famous abolitionist lawyer.
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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.
Verb
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John Rahimi, Raymond Grieshaber, and Conrad Espino were ordained on Saturday morning during a ceremony at Holy Name Cathedral on the city's Near North Side.
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The award-winning scholar was the first American ordained as a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition after studying under the 14th Dalai Lama, close friend Tenzin Gyatso, as noted in a 1996 New York Times profile.
Adjective
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Visit Big Bear said the decision to move forward with the event was not made lightly and that organizers were working with the fireworks provider to reduce the loudest booms where possible.
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CosRx’s The 6 Peptide Skin Booster isn’t just about packing in as many peptides as possible—each peptide has a different job, from supporting elasticity and smoothing fine lines to calming skin and boosting radiance.
Adjective
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Testing delays have also meant that some probable Ebola victims died without being confirmed as having the disease.
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As of May 27, there have been a total of 13 cases of hantavirus -- 11 confirmed and two probable -- and three deaths, of which two have been confirmed, according to the WHO.
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“Preordained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preordained. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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