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
The schedule is predetermined by how each teams finished in the division the previous season.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
But Bochner’s work was not predetermined in that way.
—Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Numerous others were left behind without the luxury of choice, because socioeconomic disparities predetermine who the privilege of evacuation is granted to.
—Cierra Chenier, Essence, 15 Apr. 2025
Her path as an artist and writer was not predetermined by traditional measures of success but by her innate talents and passions.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
But Bochner’s work was not predetermined in that way.
—Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Numerous others were left behind without the luxury of choice, because socioeconomic disparities predetermine who the privilege of evacuation is granted to.
—Cierra Chenier, Essence, 15 Apr. 2025
Her path as an artist and writer was not predetermined by traditional measures of success but by her innate talents and passions.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for predetermine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermine
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On the other hand, from January through June 1, manufacturing employment fell by 5,000 workers while services added 532,000 jobs, casting doubt on the notion that manufacturing is destined to be the high-employment sector.—
Bruce Yandle,
Boston Herald,
18 July 2025
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Coddling Russia and refusing to grant Ukraine its own importance, out of deference to the fact that one was a great power and former superpower while the other was destined to live or die in its shadow, scripted a chronicle of a catastrophe foretold.—
Samuel Moyn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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There is Chekhov, yes, but in American film the gun going off is ordained by the greater cults of marketable violence.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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Many denominations of Christianity do not require the person baptizing someone to be ordained.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 May 2025
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This, in turn, makes the races – which players are doomed to watch without being able to influence what's happening – all the more thrilling.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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History has proven time and again, such initiatives are doomed to fail and a colossal waste of money.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
17 July 2025
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“Predetermine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predetermine. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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