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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Recent Examples of preordain
All of those things have entered the culture and almost feel preordained now.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
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
Fear and divisiveness are not preordained.
—Michael McDevitt, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
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
Fear and divisiveness are not preordained.
—Michael McDevitt, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for preordain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preordain
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The same day, John told ABC News that his brother was destined to become a religious leader.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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Los Angeles and Pope Leo XVI One way or another, billowing white smoke was destined to be on my agenda yesterday.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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The trailer also teases a larger role for Quynh (Veronica Ngô), the immortal doomed to eternal drowning for witchcraft, who was previously rescued from an Iron Maiden at the bottom of the ocean in the first film's epilogue.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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But without assistance either from the Allies in the west or the approaching Soviet Army in the east, the endeavor was doomed to failure, too.—
Paul Hockenos,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
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But should a non-bishop is chosen, he would be ordained a bishop before becoming pope.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Pope Francis was ordained a priest in December 1969.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps this show, too, is a dream—one from which we are fated to wake sooner, rather than later.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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While the numbers are striking, there’s a growing body of evidence showing that many of these cases may not be genetically fated, but rather could be delayed or prevented altogether by addressing health factors generally within our control.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Preordain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preordain. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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