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 smart money is on the episode also revealing the fate of Beth’s treacherous brother, Jamie, who seems destined to take a trip to the train station.
    Charlie Mason, TVLine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • China views Taiwan as a breakaway province destined to be reunited with the mainland, including by force.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of destined
Verb
  • 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
  • The complaint, filed in a federal court in Austin, alleges that Musk falsely claimed the PAC would choose sweepstakes winners randomly when the selections were, in fact, predetermined.
    Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of predetermined
Verb
  • The brothers’ alcoholism was part of their legacy, all but preordained.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Fear and divisiveness are not preordained.
    Michael McDevitt, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of preordained
Verb
  • That, as well as personal details from his decades-old divorce and disagreements with lawmakers, doomed his nomination.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • See the wild 'Monday Night Football' play that doomed the Cowboys.
    Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of doomed
Verb
  • The number of white students is predicted to decline by 26 percent, while the number of Black students and Asian/Pacific Islanders will decrease by 22 percent and 10 percent, respectively.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Based on past billing, experts predicted a 6% reduction in that gap.
    Peter Ubel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of predicted
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