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
Verb
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He seems destined to earn a lucrative deal on the open market.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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But this step is essential so as to not create a program destined to fail.—
Robert Hoban,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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With Armstead retiring this offseason, Paul’s under the microscope, and his ability to anchor the Dolphins’ offensive line will either stabilize the unit, or doom the season because the Dolphins don’t have a capable backup behind him.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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Besides, the moment of boundless technocracy was over, doomed by deficits and a sharp swerve in the public mood.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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Burke’s path to ownership wasn’t ordained by family tradition or a traditionally artistic calling.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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He was ordained in 1904 by Archbishop Sebastian Messmer at Milwaukee's St. Francis of Assisi Church.—
Maya Bell,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
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Rose Byrne knew she was fated to bring the story of Amanda Ogle to the screen.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 June 2025
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Instead, the world appears fated to witness the decline or even the collapse of international institutions, which may then be replaced by less influential multinational institutions and intensified fragmentation, competition, and transactionalism.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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