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
While each iteration of the modern-day fine has roots in ancient Latin, etymology reveals its multitudinous fate was preordained, having been born of not one but two independent terms: finire and finis.
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Joseph Lezza, Longreads, 30 Mar. 2023
When Macy and Jillian would take the court in their backyard, the outcome was pretty much preordained and Macy rarely came out on top.
—Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2023
The greatest Artists of all time seem to have emerged fully formed from the ether of musical legend as if their success had been simply undeniable and preordained.
—Ted Brown, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2023
Even though much of the plot feels preordained, convincing performances keep things interesting and somewhat unpredictable.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Mar. 2023
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Joseph Lezza, Longreads, 30 Mar. 2023
When Macy and Jillian would take the court in their backyard, the outcome was pretty much preordained and Macy rarely came out on top.
—Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2023
The greatest Artists of all time seem to have emerged fully formed from the ether of musical legend as if their success had been simply undeniable and preordained.
—Ted Brown, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2023
Even though much of the plot feels preordained, convincing performances keep things interesting and somewhat unpredictable.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Mar. 2023
See all Example Sentences for preordain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preordain
Verb
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With you as parents, this baby is destined to be amazing (and very, very loved).—
Anna Moeslein,
Parents,
21 Jan. 2025
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And as such, is it destined to get a season 2 itself?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Under the old system, those L's might have doomed both teams' title hopes.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
20 Jan. 2025
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Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, whose nomination as secretary of Defense appeared doomed in early December, appears to be a glide path to confirmation, barring any new revelations about his personal life.—
Hans Nichols,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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These stewards are not perfect, but they’ve been ordained to spread a divine message.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
12 Jan. 2025
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By obtaining a minister license, the Oscar winner can now be ordained in the future.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Millions of lives were affected, the politics of the Midwest grew more embittered, and none of it was fated.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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Wall Street investors believe that, at least in the short term, certain asset classes such as gold and bitcoin could be fated to mirror their performances from the first time Donald Trump took office in 2017.—
Lisa Kailai Han,Gabriel Cortés,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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