as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
my wife and I are such soulmates, I'm convinced that our marriage was preordained
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While each iteration of the modern-day fine has roots in ancient Latin, etymology reveals its multitudinous fate was preordained, having been born of not one but two independent terms: finire and finis.
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Joseph Lezza, Longreads, 30 Mar. 2023
When Macy and Jillian would take the court in their backyard, the outcome was pretty much preordained and Macy rarely came out on top.
—Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2023
The greatest Artists of all time seem to have emerged fully formed from the ether of musical legend as if their success had been simply undeniable and preordained.
—Ted Brown, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2023
Even though much of the plot feels preordained, convincing performances keep things interesting and somewhat unpredictable.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Mar. 2023
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Joseph Lezza, Longreads, 30 Mar. 2023
When Macy and Jillian would take the court in their backyard, the outcome was pretty much preordained and Macy rarely came out on top.
—Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2023
The greatest Artists of all time seem to have emerged fully formed from the ether of musical legend as if their success had been simply undeniable and preordained.
—Ted Brown, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2023
Even though much of the plot feels preordained, convincing performances keep things interesting and somewhat unpredictable.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Mar. 2023
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The pass-happy approach seemed destined to doom the Trojans until midway through the third quarter, when Moss dropped back on fourth and nine, in desperate need of a spark.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Noa seems destined for much greater things than working at the DMV.Joe Otterson, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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The pass-happy approach seemed destined to doom the Trojans until midway through the third quarter, when Moss dropped back on fourth and nine, in desperate need of a spark.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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While the Iran hostage crisis also doomed Carter’s reelection bid, a third-party candidate didn’t help him either.Greg McKenna, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Frustrations about the slow pace of reform bubbled into the open during the assembly when the pope’s doctrine adviser ruled out ordaining women as deacons and then failed to turn up to a meeting on the topic.Christopher Lamb, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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Born in Poland in 1920 but not ordained a priest until after World War II, the master of at least a dozen languages was elected Oct. 16, 1978 — making him among the youngest popes in history — amid much jubilation from Chicago’s Polish American community, which was the largest outside Warsaw.Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
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So consider separating yourself from the fear of challenges and instead try to get excited about how fated your experiences will be.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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The audience has to believe that these are not just two children caught up in the early days of first love, but that they’re fated by the Gods and the universe to have met and to have died.Trish Deitch, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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