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predestined

[pri-des-tind] / prɪˈdɛs tɪnd /
















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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

"The programme emphasises that the genetic insights revealed in the films shed light on Hitler, but they don't tell us he was biologically predestined to behave in a particular way."

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

In the final scene of “Forrest Gump,” a white feather dances from Forrest’s feet, into the air, representing one of the movie’s major threads: Are life’s joys and agonies predestined, or are they indiscriminate?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence seems predestined to become a bigger part of our lives.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2023

Nothing had changed except your own attitude; the predestined thing happened in any case.

From "1984" by George Orwell