predetermine

"There has to be concessions made by all sides. We're not going to predetermine what those are."

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025

They have taken a similar tone in the wake of the indictment, but suggest that their colleagues should not predetermine Bragg’s motives before launching investigations.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023

If hidden variables predetermine the results of the measurements, Alice and Bob can’t win every round.

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 20, 2022

“To predetermine which way he’s going to vote doesn’t do that board justice in any way,” she said.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2021

Although current technology allows STSs to predetermine a timeprint, spatial scientists have not yet developed technology to select specific geographic landing destinations outside of the STM coordinates.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

This system predetermines a player’s compensation based on their draft position.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

"Shape predetermines how a particle is going to move," McGovern said.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2023

It wasn’t a factor for his rookie deal because the collective bargaining agreement predetermines the money in each draft slot.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2022

In its call to suspend time, the music carries the potential to press pause on the punishing velocity that attends disaster, that robs our attention and predetermines a fixed future.

From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2022

The fallacy of assuming that the fact it is an inheritance, predetermines its future use, is obvious.

From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by Dewey, John

Other weeks, a predetermined number of decisions is enough.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Southgate likely did not rely on a predetermined attacking strategy so it is fair to say his attack was less clear or repetitive than Tuchel's - but this was because he took a player-first approach.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

A put option gives the owner the right to sell at a certain price after a predetermined period of time.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

These vehicles are not fully autonomous, but independently follow a predetermined route.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026

Or, it occurs to me, one of five predetermined ways.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

The rule directs employers to consider six criteria for determining whether a worker is an employee or a contractor, without predetermining whether one outweighs the other.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

There was speculation at the time that Richard Williams was predetermining the results of his daughters’ matches — speculation that the Williamses denied — but the late withdrawal sparked suspicion and upset spectators.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2022

Hoarding and hiding information relevant to such differences, which amounts to predetermining a verdict of “guilty as charged,” violates basic principles of fair play and gives rise to justified resentment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2018

The main cause of those turnovers, according to Wittman, was predetermining passes without reading the defense.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2015

Predeterminā′tion, act of predetermining, or state of being predetermined; Predeter′minism, determinism.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various