preordained
Example Sentences
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Experts say the outcome of the review seems preordained, although the matter is playing out in unexplored legal territory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
There is no natural or preordained alliance between these groups, and at crucial moments their interests and agendas may differ.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 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
But this weekend defied the notion that only a few schools were preordained to contend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
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
