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
All of those things have entered the culture and almost feel preordained now.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
There’s always a chance, nothing is preordained.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
For Democrats, this was preordained.
—Avi Nelson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
Fear and divisiveness are not preordained.
—Michael McDevitt, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
There’s always a chance, nothing is preordained.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
For Democrats, this was preordained.
—Avi Nelson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
Fear and divisiveness are not preordained.
—Michael McDevitt, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preordain
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This match took place more than six years ago, the first meeting of a rivalry which now looks destined to define the current era of men’s tennis.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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Poste Italiane will be forced, like other European postal operators, to temporarily suspend acceptance of all shipments containing goods destined for the United States, starting August 23.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Many Israelis fear an assault could doom the roughly 20 hostages who have survived captivity since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
23 Aug. 2025
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Another turnover doomed the Vikings early in the second half.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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The move also contrasts with Pope Francis, who said no to moving into the papal apartments when he was ordained in 2013, choosing instead a Vatican guesthouse.—
Greg Wehner , Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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San Diego’s Alan Trammell, the shortstop on that Tigers team and perhaps its best performer, has said the ’84 team’s joyride seemed ordained by a higher source.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Libra Season paired with Mars in Scorpio is about teamwork that feels fated, partnerships that feel like destiny, and art that heals the collective.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Aug. 2025
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The themes this eclipse brings, celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas tells PEOPLE, could become more prominent (or fated and destined) in the months to come.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Preordain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preordain. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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