as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
religious sects that believe that an individual's salvation has been predetermined by God
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Recent Examples of predetermine
If you’re predetermined to have finer strands, there are ways of inflating and boosting them to encourage the appearance of thickness, which is where styling and cuts come in.
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Elle Turner, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2025
Researchers in Germany studying the social behaviors of honeybee colonies found that DNA can predetermine certain behaviors.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Media anchors are also under constraints to stay on certain, typically predetermined topics, limiting their freedom to conduct wide-ranging and thoughtful interviews.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
There’s no real shape to their journey, no unexpected pitfalls or subplots or surprises; even a rambunctious interlude in a modern-day supermarket feels curiously predetermined.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
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Elle Turner, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2025
Researchers in Germany studying the social behaviors of honeybee colonies found that DNA can predetermine certain behaviors.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Media anchors are also under constraints to stay on certain, typically predetermined topics, limiting their freedom to conduct wide-ranging and thoughtful interviews.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
There’s no real shape to their journey, no unexpected pitfalls or subplots or surprises; even a rambunctious interlude in a modern-day supermarket feels curiously predetermined.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermine
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Photo : Mercedes Its Chassis Is Braced and Its Suspension Is Adjustable Cars destined to spend their lives on the street don’t need adjustable suspension setups, let alone suspenders that require tools to tweak.—
Jeremy Korzeniewski,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Next is Atlético in the capital, a much stiffer assignment than a home match against a team destined for relegation.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Other information provided by the Archdiocese noted Reidy was ordained by Bishop Timothy J. Harrington at Saint Paul Cathedral in Worcester in 1994, and was assigned to St. Peter Parish in Worcester before becoming rector of Saint Paul Cathedral by Bishop Daniel P. Reilly.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2025
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Figures like George Wallace, a Christian and proud segregationist, and Bob Jones Sr., founder of Bob Jones University, preached sermons arguing that segregation was divinely ordained.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2025
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But then the vehicle’s own armor apparently doomed it.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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When there is a discrepancy in the balance of power between co-parents, the child is doomed to failure.—
Jann Blackstone,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Predetermine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predetermine. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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