predestinated

verb

Definition of predestinatednext
past tense of predestinate
as in predestined

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  1. destined
  2. predetermined
  3. preordained
  4. doomed
  5. predicted
Verb
  • The Olympics had seemed almost destined for Wedding.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But my favourite writer was destined to become a movie star.
    hazlitt.net, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of destined
Verb
  • Such jobs generally have predetermined routes, while taxi and ambulance drivers must quickly determine new routes many times a day.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Prescribed processes and predetermined outcomes, rinsed and repeated, with no space for anyone to think, feel or behave differently.
    Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of predetermined
Verb
  • There’s always a chance, nothing is preordained.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • For Democrats, this was preordained.
    Avi Nelson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of preordained
Verb
  • By design, these committees are doomed to fail.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Bieber lost for the year The Guardians’ season felt doomed even before their home opener when ace Shane Bieber was lost for the year to Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.
    Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of doomed
Verb
  • The weather service said northern and central Texas would likely be impacted, but the most severe storms were predicted to hit during the afternoon as the system pushes into eastern Texas.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • This is a remarkable position for a team that was predicted to finish last in the division and go through a season in transition.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of predicted
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