as in destiny
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
he always said that it was kismet that they met at a showing of their favorite movie
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The song’s story might end in a split, but Michaels and Morris’ musical relationship is kismet.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Eileen Spring, president and CEO of Food Gatherers, said Dillon's interest in fixing the carrots was kismet for the Food Gatherers, who had been watching as the carrots deteriorated for the last decade.
—Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2024
So that was kind of fun to meet him and know that we were born in the same exact town and there was an instant kismet from that, just personally.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The fact that his career prospects led him to Chicago at this particular time feels kismet.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2024
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Eileen Spring, president and CEO of Food Gatherers, said Dillon's interest in fixing the carrots was kismet for the Food Gatherers, who had been watching as the carrots deteriorated for the last decade.
—Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2024
So that was kind of fun to meet him and know that we were born in the same exact town and there was an instant kismet from that, just personally.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The fact that his career prospects led him to Chicago at this particular time feels kismet.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Kismet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kismet. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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