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course of events

NOUN

destiny

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circumstance future inevitability intention objective prospect

STRONG

Moirai afterlife break breaks certainty conclusion condition constellation cup design doom expectation finality foreordination fortune happenstance hereafter horoscope intent karma kismet lot luck ordinance portion predestination predetermination serendipity

WEAK

divine decree the stars way the ball bounces way the cookie crumbles what is written wheel of fortune world to come

Antonyms

STRONG

concept continuity misfortune theory whole

WEAK

choice free will volition

NOUN

predestination

Synonyms

STRONG

fate foreordination fortune inevitability karma kismet ordinance portion predetermination

WEAK

God's will divine decree way the ball bounces way the cookie crumbles what is written

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The final autopsy is not even done yet, and it might not be done in the normal course of events yet.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

In the ordinary course of events, it would take about 100 days to get a new Fed chair confirmed, Clifton said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

"As for the other individuals who are in police custody, they are people who may be able to provide us with information about the course of events."

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

"In the normal course of events, new figures, new generations would have emerged," says the Palestinian historian Yezid Sayigh.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

I’m stunned at the course of events that’s brought the Prophet Muhammad and Jeremy into such close vicinity.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

course of events

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