- past participle of predestine.
- past tense form of predestine.
predestined
Example Sentences
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Twins are considered a blessing in Yoruba culture and their names are predestined.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Loving animal prints, from what I understand, is a predestined disposition for Leo women.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
The characters’ fate is predestined by cat-and-mouse conventions, and there are no big surprises when watching the parts come together.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
Still, there is no convincing some siblings who insist their birth order has predestined their role in the family.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
If Jefferson seemed predestined to tell people what they wanted to hear, Adams now acknowledged that his own destiny was just the opposite: to tell them what they needed to know.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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