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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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
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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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“Preordain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preordain. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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