as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
religious sects that believe that an individual's salvation has been predetermined by God
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Recent Examples of predetermine
There’s no real shape to their journey, no unexpected pitfalls or subplots or surprises; even a rambunctious interlude in a modern-day supermarket feels curiously predetermined.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
New evidence reveals that behavior may be predetermined by genetics.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
And the more personalized the content, the more effectively a system can predetermine the outcomes.
—Kate Crawford, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
New evidence reveals that behavior may be predetermined by genetics.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
And the more personalized the content, the more effectively a system can predetermine the outcomes.
—Kate Crawford, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermine
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If Iran does funnel the chemicals towards missile fuel production, especially on weapons destined for Russia, that will be of greater concern, the source said.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN,
13 Feb. 2025
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Houston has a slim chance for the top line but is probably destined for a No. 2 seed.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Buchanan long had been an advocate for allowing ordaining gay and lesbian clergy.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Wilson, 27, was the one to marry the couple, as she is ordained through the Universal Life Church.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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By contrast, Super Bowl 48 was doomed from the very first play, as a snap flew over Peyton Manning’s head and resulted in a safety.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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But the odds of RFK Jr.’s defeat are shrinking, and Cassidy’s thumbs-up may one day be remembered as the mirror image of John McCain’s thumbs-down from 2017, when that independent-minded senator doomed Trump’s efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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