- past tense form of predetermine.
- past participle of predetermine.
predetermined
Example Sentences
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Instead of simply following predetermined pathways, turbulent energy may be guided and redirected under the right conditions.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
They will be exchanged into common stock in three years—on or about May 15, 2029—based on a predetermined formula.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
And I find with my younger audience, they don't have this predetermined bias for what they're meant to enjoy.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The main risk is that by locking your money away in exchange for a monthly income at a predetermined interest rate, you are at the mercy of a massive surge in inflation and interest rates.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 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
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