as in to ordain
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He was born in Wichita and ordained a priest for the Diocese of Wichita in May 1994.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025 -
Born in Philadelphia, Jones in 1802 became the first Black priest ordained in the Episcopal Church.—
Jared Mccallister,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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When you’re fated Photo: HBO Not to regress, but Rick and Chelsea are totes OTP.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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Spencer is fated to be haunted by Alex’s memory for the rest of his life.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In all honesty, the Knicks’ postseason fate appears predetermined.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ali took the motion for a preliminary injunction under advisement but signaled that his decision is not predetermined.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine, in February, 2022, was no more inevitable or foreordained than the U.S. invasion of Iraq, in 2003.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
12 June 2023
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Before anything else is said about Lana Del Rey’s new album, let it be noted that however well the record came out, it was foreordained to come in second among her artistic works of the past year.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2023
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The ratio also could be used to predict eventual memory loss in people who have a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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Artificial intelligence is transforming climate change prediction and rapidly becoming one of the most powerful tools available to predict, manage and mitigate the effects of climate change.—
Heather Wishart-Smith,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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But our sorry showing in the early rounds undercuts any claim to prognosticating success.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Most other publications didn’t even bother prognosticating.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Though Kendall finished well before Stricker on Sunday, the result felt predestined.—
Jim Owczarski,
Journal Sentinel,
11 June 2023
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Genes do not predestine one individual to complete fewer years of schooling than another or one individual to score higher on a cognitive performance test than another.—
Robbee Wedow,
Scientific American,
26 May 2022
Verb
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Having flat feet doesn’t mean you’re destined for a life of discomfort.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
3 Apr. 2025
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Yet our attention economy rewards those who excel at creating moments of conflict destined for social media.—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Predestinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestinate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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