as in to ordain
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Verb
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His old mentor called him from Atlanta — the same man who had helped him get ordained the year before.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025 -
Alexander came to believe that God had ordained him to save Europe, and also all of humanity and Christianity.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Their relationship is both fated and impossible to root for.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2025
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It was fated by the time fans started filing into the building.—
Iliana Limón Romero,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Ali took the motion for a preliminary injunction under advisement but signaled that his decision is not predetermined.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
6 Mar. 2025
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Yet the band had predetermined the time frame on the basis of ideas of self-preservation.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine, in February, 2022, was no more inevitable or foreordained than the U.S. invasion of Iraq, in 2003.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
12 June 2023
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Before anything else is said about Lana Del Rey’s new album, let it be noted that however well the record came out, it was foreordained to come in second among her artistic works of the past year.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2023
Verb
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Edwards and other experts predict the government will rely on an existing bank partner rather than build a new system from scratch.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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Artificial intelligence is transforming climate change prediction and rapidly becoming one of the most powerful tools available to predict, manage and mitigate the effects of climate change.—
Heather Wishart-Smith,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But our sorry showing in the early rounds undercuts any claim to prognosticating success.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Most other publications didn’t even bother prognosticating.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Though Kendall finished well before Stricker on Sunday, the result felt predestined.—
Jim Owczarski,
Journal Sentinel,
11 June 2023
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Genes do not predestine one individual to complete fewer years of schooling than another or one individual to score higher on a cognitive performance test than another.—
Robbee Wedow,
Scientific American,
26 May 2022
Verb
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Having flat feet doesn’t mean you’re destined for a life of discomfort.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
3 Apr. 2025
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Yet our attention economy rewards those who excel at creating moments of conflict destined for social media.—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Predestinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestinate. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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