- past tense form of predetermine.
- past participle of predetermine.
predetermined
Example Sentences
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In a statement to AFP, the Interior Department appeared to confirm that negotiations had taken place but denied any political pressure to reach a predetermined outcome.
From Barron's β Aug. 28, 2026
Task force leadership, the supposed authors of predetermined outcomes, agreed, and a supervisor told the team it “had done a good job convincing the front office that they should move on from Brown.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 23, 2026
On the other hand, nothing, especially when it comes to pitching, is predetermined.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 13, 2026
Other weeks, a predetermined number of decisions is enough.
From Salon β Aug. 4, 2026
As Zola also sought to demonstrate in Les Rougon-Macquart, the trajectory of our lives is predetermined by our genetic inheritance.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
