as in doomed
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 destined
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
The Yankees seem destined for October, but Volpe's struggles could keep them from making a deep run.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Note the 1956 two-door Chevrolet Bel Air, destined to be a classic, parked outside.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
The movie, however, is destined for Netflix.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The canonical work of Edward Curtis established the tragic view and elegiac rhetoric of Native people as noble savages unassimilable to Progress and hence destined for cultural, if not biological, extinction.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Originally known as the Kingdom Tower, it is destined to symbolize Saudi Arabia’s modernization and economic transformation.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Anchored inside the iconic glass-and-steel Sea Containers building (once destined for transatlantic trade)—this hotel is part floating fantasy, part urban playground.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Joachim Trier, Paul Thomas Anderson and Celine Song are among her dream collaborators, and if Wright’s judgement is anything to go by, Cooke is destined for the best.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Is Robert Livingston’s defense destined to make every QB1 with legs look like the second coming of Haynes King, the Georgia Tech signal-caller who ran wild in CU’s opener?
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
The Yankees seem destined for October, but Volpe's struggles could keep them from making a deep run.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Note the 1956 two-door Chevrolet Bel Air, destined to be a classic, parked outside.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
The movie, however, is destined for Netflix.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The canonical work of Edward Curtis established the tragic view and elegiac rhetoric of Native people as noble savages unassimilable to Progress and hence destined for cultural, if not biological, extinction.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Originally known as the Kingdom Tower, it is destined to symbolize Saudi Arabia’s modernization and economic transformation.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Anchored inside the iconic glass-and-steel Sea Containers building (once destined for transatlantic trade)—this hotel is part floating fantasy, part urban playground.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Joachim Trier, Paul Thomas Anderson and Celine Song are among her dream collaborators, and if Wright’s judgement is anything to go by, Cooke is destined for the best.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for destined
Verb
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This final betrayal will be his undoing, as the enraged creature, doomed to live without connection, care, or love, finally snaps and destroys everything Victor holds dear.—
Thomas Page McBee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Our Mammalian Age The climatic impact of the asteroid strike that doomed the dinosaurs, while global and catastrophic, was relatively short-lived.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Qualified people who could be priests except for archaic laws that no longer serve us continue to wait to be invited into the ranks of those who have been ordained.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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The move also contrasts with Pope Francis, who said no to moving into the papal apartments when he was ordained in 2013, choosing instead a Vatican guesthouse.—
Greg Wehner , Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The shift has profound implications in House districts across the country, seeping into Democratic primaries as a possible liability for more centrist members.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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New downloads of Weather are no longer possible on Wear OS 6 devices from third-party manufacturers, such as Samsung, OnePlus and others.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Members of Gen Z are also more likely to have a hard time finding a job in this current market or to be more susceptible to losing their job, said Shikha Jain, a partner and head of consumer/retail at Simon-Kucher, a commercial strategy consulting firm.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The central and eastern part of the country will warm up for this weekend, with warmer temperatures likely for next week as well, cutting the fall-like feel for many.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Simmons is listed as probable on the Ole Miss injury report.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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Worthy’s probable absence should stand to elevate the role of receiver Tyquan Thornton, who joined Kansas City’s practice squad in mid-November.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Destined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destined. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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