as in to doom
to determine the fate of in advance
his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball
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Recent Examples of destine
The country is the No. 1 apparel exporter to the EU in Africa and 75 percent of its production is destined for export.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 28 May 2025
Both women are destined for success, but each must first become invisible to feed her ambition.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
What was at first written off as mere youthful rebellion, destined to fizzle out, ultimately yielded the appointment of a Deaf president, and helped galvanize the greater movement that led to the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
—John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Much like Garcia himself, with his impressive on-field abilities, this machine was destined for peak performance.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 28 May 2025
Both women are destined for success, but each must first become invisible to feed her ambition.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
What was at first written off as mere youthful rebellion, destined to fizzle out, ultimately yielded the appointment of a Deaf president, and helped galvanize the greater movement that led to the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
—John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Much like Garcia himself, with his impressive on-field abilities, this machine was destined for peak performance.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for destine
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Throughout last season, when the Chiefs were attempting to become the NFL’s first three-peat champion in the Super Bowl era, everyone in the city — players, fans and employees of the team — had to start contemplating if Arrowhead’s future was doomed.—
Nate Taylor,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Either of these is enough to doom Democrats’ already-tenuous chance at the Governor’s Mansion.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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One of the stars, Craig Wallace, has been ordained.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Married men can be ordained as deacons while women cannot, although historians say women served as deacons in the early Christian church.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Unlike the characters marked for death in a Final Destination film, this sixth installment in the franchise just felt fated to live, overcoming obstacle after obstacle that might have killed other movies.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 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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“Destine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destine. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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