as in to doom
to determine the fate of in advance
his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball
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Recent Examples of destine
The items are destined for a die-hard fan who lost their tour merch before when their home was turned to ashes in the Los Angeles wildfires.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
As a member of One Direction, Liam Payne was destined for stardom.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2025
Roughly 40 percent of all U.S. container traffic passes through the waterway, and nearly three-quarters of all containers sailing through the canal originate in or are destined for the United States.
—Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
Although teams like the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Angels, and Seattle Mariners could still make sense for Alonso, he seems destined to remain in Queens.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
As a member of One Direction, Liam Payne was destined for stardom.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2025
Roughly 40 percent of all U.S. container traffic passes through the waterway, and nearly three-quarters of all containers sailing through the canal originate in or are destined for the United States.
—Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
Although teams like the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Angels, and Seattle Mariners could still make sense for Alonso, he seems destined to remain in Queens.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destine
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By contrast, Super Bowl 48 was doomed from the very first play, as a snap flew over Peyton Manning’s head and resulted in a safety.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Ferrell bugs his eyes out and sighs a series of increasingly desperate spit-takes, but this project was probably doomed from the get-go.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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Buchanan long had been an advocate for allowing ordaining gay and lesbian clergy.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Wilson, 27, was the one to marry the couple, as she is ordained through the Universal Life Church.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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What’s occurred so far, however, isn’t necessarily fated over the balance of the campaign.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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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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“Destine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destine. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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