preordained
Example Sentences
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That uncertainty mirrors the circumstances that once faced Khamenei, whose rise to the top job was hardly preordained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026
Obviously the more damning investigations are aimed at the losing team's manager, where it is more than likely the questions are preordained.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
The decision overall gives a sense that the investigators’ conclusion was preordained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Though Cruise loves making movies, he doesn’t enjoy being their preordained salvation.
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
The ossifying conviction that he was living out some ancient and preordained plan, encoded in his blood, built into the architecture of his name.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
