1
as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
he is stoic in the face of adversity, bolstered by his faith that everything in life has been ordained by a higher power
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2
as in to order
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
a new bill that would ordain the funding of public schools through state lottery revenues
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as in to enact
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
the founders of the African republic ordained a form of government that was closely modeled on that of the United States
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Other information provided by the Archdiocese noted Reidy was ordained by Bishop Timothy J. Harrington at Saint Paul Cathedral in Worcester in 1994, and was assigned to St. Peter Parish in Worcester before becoming rector of Saint Paul Cathedral by Bishop Daniel P. Reilly.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
Figures like George Wallace, a Christian and proud segregationist, and Bob Jones Sr., founder of Bob Jones University, preached sermons arguing that segregation was divinely ordained.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Catholic natural law operates on the premise that humans are created in God’s image, and social order and domestic tranquility require that humans understand, accept and honor the qualities ordained by nature, especially the distinction between male and female.
—Peter H. Schwartz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
However, the International Monetary Fund has recently ordained some erosion of Bitcoin friendly laws in the country as a precondition for a $1.4 billion loan.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
Figures like George Wallace, a Christian and proud segregationist, and Bob Jones Sr., founder of Bob Jones University, preached sermons arguing that segregation was divinely ordained.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Catholic natural law operates on the premise that humans are created in God’s image, and social order and domestic tranquility require that humans understand, accept and honor the qualities ordained by nature, especially the distinction between male and female.
—Peter H. Schwartz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
However, the International Monetary Fund has recently ordained some erosion of Bitcoin friendly laws in the country as a precondition for a $1.4 billion loan.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Since the bill applies retroactively – all the way back to 1965 – it would be destined for serious legal challenges.—
Peter Kwong,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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These intricate dresses are destined to become heirlooms when treated with love and care.—
Joy Montgomery,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
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They could be ordered through a catalog and were relatively affordable, said Anuja Navare, the director of collections at the Pasadena Museum of History, which maintains a private registry of homes with Batchelder tiles.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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The strikes conducted Saturday by the U.S. military against Ansar Allah targets marked the largest-scale operation ordered by Trump since beginning his second non-consecutive term in office in January.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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In Monthly Payments As Repayment System Buckles House Republicans passed a budget plan last month that seeks to extend tax cuts enacted in 2018 and reduce healthcare spending by $880 billion, with Medicaid a probable candidate for cutbacks.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump enacted a new round of tariffs on the raw metals.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Their overreliance on aging players, failure to address the team’s depth, and inability to replace Soto could doom them to their first sub-.500 finish since 1992.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The strategy is almost always doomed to fail because investors don't know when to get back into the market to capture the rebound, while the stock market has historically always recovered even from major setbacks.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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In 2024 alone, applicants requested $585 million in federal funding, nearly five times more than the transportation department made available that round.—
Ben Goldfarb,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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Myles Garret requested a trade, but shockingly turned around and signed a huge extension not long after.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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As exclusively revealed by The Athletic last week, his deal expires at the end of the season and the club option for a one-year extension has already passed.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Townsend, a transfer from Oakland, recently passed the 2,000 mark in points.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Ordain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordain. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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