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
In 2024, the ASF share destined for international co-productions resulted in projects involving over 40 countries.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 May 2025
The same day, John told ABC News that his brother was destined to become a religious leader.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 May 2025
Los Angeles and Pope Leo XVI One way or another, billowing white smoke was destined to be on my agenda yesterday.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Louis Prevost said his brother seemed to always know his calling, and that as young as 4 or 5, the family knew he was destined for great things in the Catholic Church.
—Alex Perez, ABC News, 8 May 2025
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 May 2025
The same day, John told ABC News that his brother was destined to become a religious leader.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 May 2025
Los Angeles and Pope Leo XVI One way or another, billowing white smoke was destined to be on my agenda yesterday.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Louis Prevost said his brother seemed to always know his calling, and that as young as 4 or 5, the family knew he was destined for great things in the Catholic Church.
—Alex Perez, ABC News, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destine
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Now, attention is turning to whether sustainability expectations set by major platforms can actually trickle down to reshape fashion into something fundamentally more sustainable—or whether such initiatives are inherently doomed to be disconnected from material change.—
Nicole Rycroft,
Sourcing Journal,
19 May 2025
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David Ramos / Getty Images) Your Next Read Premier League top-five odds: Chelsea in trouble, Nottingham Forest doomed? Champions League final odds, betting predictions: Inter or Paris Saint-Germain?—
Julia Ranney,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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One of the stars, Craig Wallace, has been ordained.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Married men can be ordained as deacons while women cannot, although historians say women served as deacons in the early Christian church.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Unlike the characters marked for death in a Final Destination film, this sixth installment in the franchise just felt fated to live, overcoming obstacle after obstacle that might have killed other movies.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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Perhaps this show, too, is a dream—one from which we are fated to wake sooner, rather than later.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Destine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destine. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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