- past participle of predetermine.
- past tense form of predetermine.
predetermined
Example Sentences
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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 ● Aug. 23, 2026
Other weeks, a predetermined number of decisions is enough.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Southgate likely did not rely on a predetermined attacking strategy so it is fair to say his attack was less clear or repetitive than Tuchel's - but this was because he took a player-first approach.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“It’s arriving at a situation, not a point” where your savings and investments hit a predetermined target.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
It could either react randomly, or in a limited number of predetermined ways, based on a finite number of preprogrammed conditions.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
