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destine

verb

ˈde-stən

Definition of destine

as in to doom

to determine the fate of in advance his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball

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Recent Examples of destine About 600 missiles, including those destined for Europe, should be made this year, with a production goal of 2,000 Patriot missiles a year set for 2030, Cancian said. — Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The Warriors have talent, but given their collective age, a rotation cast appears destined to watch games from the bench. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 In the midst of a sensational sophomore season, Bueckers seems destined for her second straight All-WNBA selection and has the Wings in the playoffs for the first time since the 2023 season. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 Avery was the mentor figure, the one destined, in the usual telling of this story, to be eclipsed. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for destine

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The 1979 Iran hostage crisis helped doom Jimmy Carter’s reelection bid.

— Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Those struggles – paired with some rather lackluster quarterback play – doomed the Dolphins rather early.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of doom

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So, while this season began with storms named Arthur in June, followed by Bertha in July and Cristobal, which flared up and then flamed out quickly earlier this month, the latest storm brewing was already fated to be called Dolly.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026
To spare the next generation that fate, Dolly created the Imagination Library, which gave away hundreds of millions of free books to children.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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