- past tense form of predetermine.
- past participle of predetermine.
predetermined
Example Sentences
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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
These vehicles are not fully autonomous, but independently follow a predetermined route.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
Pro wrestling is a realm where a man named John Cena plays a character named John Cena; the match outcomes are predetermined, but the personal stakes are huge.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Baker Hughes’s Simonelli made the $33 million sale as part of a predetermined trade that was put into place in November 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 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
