Thesaurus results for DESTINE

destine

verb

ˈde-stən

Definition of destine

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 First things first, after two seasons of (light, destined to be cleared up) back-and-forth, Joanne and Noah have moved in together. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026 Before the pandemic, nearly 90% of the company’s products were destined for overseas markets. — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 Avoiding the entire iPad app ecosystem is another choice that might not age well; so is asking developers to jump on board with a device that’s clearly destined to eventually run into the iPad. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026 That night, the life of a young man destined to serve and protect our country was extinguished. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for destine

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But the editorial process was painfully slow, and the business model was doomed by the dot-com crash.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
After the basement flooded circa 2002, Wysocki says, the house was doomed.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of doom

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The organization has taken recent steps to refocus its efforts on attracting younger women to the priesthood, said Burke, who was ordained in 2017.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
He was ordained in 2018 after studies at the University of Dallas and Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of ordain

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Like Jonah, Jay confronts the possibility that divine will, fate, or whatever governs the universe cannot be outrun.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
The novel explores free will, fate, and morality, and was famously adapted into a classic film by Stanley Kubrick in 1971.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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