preordain
verb
pre·or·dain
ˌprē-ȯr-ˈdān 
preordained; preordaining; preordains
: to decree or ordain in advance : foreordain
Examples of preordain in a Sentence
my wife and I are such soulmates, I'm convinced that our marriage was preordained
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But 36–23 still taunts and tantalizes us, a magical missing score that reminds every Scorigami devotee that what’s possible isn’t preordained.
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Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2025
Fans may respond as if the song is preordained; the results of the storyline are not.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
No team in history has won between 38 and 40 games for four straight seasons, yet for the Bulls, this feels almost preordained.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The first thing to emphasize is that nothing is preordained about market cycles — this one may well never get as wild, lucrative and dangerous as the one 25+ years ago.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
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Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2025
Fans may respond as if the song is preordained; the results of the storyline are not.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
No team in history has won between 38 and 40 games for four straight seasons, yet for the Bulls, this feels almost preordained.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The first thing to emphasize is that nothing is preordained about market cycles — this one may well never get as wild, lucrative and dangerous as the one 25+ years ago.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for preordain
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“Preordain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preordain. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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