as in to doom
to determine the fate of in advance
his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball
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Recent Examples of destine
If an incumbent candidate captures seven or more keys, they’re destined for victory.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
Ashley and Richard were destined to be partners, professionally and romantically.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
After all, no parent wants to invest in a toy that is destined for the no-play pile—and landfill.
—Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Is China an unstoppable economic, scientific, and military behemoth destined to dominate the shape of the 21st century?
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
Ashley and Richard were destined to be partners, professionally and romantically.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
After all, no parent wants to invest in a toy that is destined for the no-play pile—and landfill.
—Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Is China an unstoppable economic, scientific, and military behemoth destined to dominate the shape of the 21st century?
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destine
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Opening in the same year was the elegant Interlaken Hotel, on the shores of Twin Lakes, a gorgeous but ultimately doomed retreat for well-off visitors.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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Republicans, including James, rejected it en masse under the theory that once regions began selectively pulling areas out, the bill was doomed — as well as the fact that drilling in the Great Lakes has already been banned for decades.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
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Frustrations about the slow pace of reform bubbled into the open during the assembly when the pope’s doctrine adviser ruled out ordaining women as deacons and then failed to turn up to a meeting on the topic.Christopher Lamb, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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Born in Poland in 1920 but not ordained a priest until after World War II, the master of at least a dozen languages was elected Oct. 16, 1978 — making him among the youngest popes in history — amid much jubilation from Chicago’s Polish American community, which was the largest outside Warsaw.Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
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So consider separating yourself from the fear of challenges and instead try to get excited about how fated your experiences will be.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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The audience has to believe that these are not just two children caught up in the early days of first love, but that they’re fated by the Gods and the universe to have met and to have died.Trish Deitch, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Destine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destine. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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