as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
our victory in the tournament was seemingly predestined
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Recent Examples of predestine
Though Kendall finished well before Stricker on Sunday, the result felt predestined.
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Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2023
Genes do not predestine one individual to complete fewer years of schooling than another or one individual to score higher on a cognitive performance test than another.
—Robbee Wedow, Scientific American, 26 May 2022
Indeed, most huaren are pragmatists who see a Chinese family history as useful but not predestining.
—The Economist, 28 May 2020
Similarly, his playing of games such as Risk and Civilization seemed to predestine him to amass great power.
—Christina Passariello, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2020
And in a way that almost feels predestined, one of the windows of the center looks out onto the church that Fred Rogers used to attend.
—NBC News, 24 Oct. 2019
Tee and Elle’s growing connection is predestined to result in doom, but these two crazy kids can’t let go of each other.
—Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 2 July 2019
Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2023
Genes do not predestine one individual to complete fewer years of schooling than another or one individual to score higher on a cognitive performance test than another.
—Robbee Wedow, Scientific American, 26 May 2022
Indeed, most huaren are pragmatists who see a Chinese family history as useful but not predestining.
—The Economist, 28 May 2020
Similarly, his playing of games such as Risk and Civilization seemed to predestine him to amass great power.
—Christina Passariello, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2020
And in a way that almost feels predestined, one of the windows of the center looks out onto the church that Fred Rogers used to attend.
—NBC News, 24 Oct. 2019
Tee and Elle’s growing connection is predestined to result in doom, but these two crazy kids can’t let go of each other.
—Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 2 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestine
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The right-hander is destined to sign a deal worth well north of $200 million with some experts projecting his deal to be nearly $250 million.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Travelers destined for Hawaii's Big Island this holiday season are running into a roadblock before even boarding the plane thanks to a shortage of rental cars on the island – and price gouging of what remains.Kait Hanson, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
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The defense world was buzzing over the weekend as the U.S. Air Force punted a decision on its futuristic fighter into the new year and into the hands of an administration that could doom it.Colin Demarest, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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Pierce’s piece demonstrates how site owners are caught between a rock and a hard place: Even if AI startups are crawling the internet solely to enrich their own products, disallowing the bots may doom a site to obscurity.Peter Rubin, Longreads, 10 Dec. 2024
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He would be ordained a priest in 1918, at age 24, after studying in Rome.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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He was ordained a priest on June 14, 1964, at Woodstock College in Baltimore County.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2024
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Lincoln's son Tad allegedly became attached to the turkey that was fated to be served at the family's Christmas meal, according to the History Channel.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2024
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If these fractures widen into wounds, with oceans eventually filling the gaps—a big if—Africa could be fated to turn into an archipelago tens of millions of years from now.ByPaul Voosen, science.org, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Predestine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestine. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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