Thesaurus results for PREDETERMINING

predetermining

verb

present participle of predetermine

as in destining

to determine the fate of in advance religious sects that believe that an individual's salvation has been predetermined by God

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Recent Examples of predetermining The scheme involved pitchers allegedly predetermining the results of prop bets, as outlined in a 23-page indictment unsealed in November. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026

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The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
The mission to save NASA's sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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The church began ordaining women as priests in the 1980s, beginning with Lucia Okuthe of the diocese of Maseno South in 1983.

— Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
The Vatican said dialogue was offered to the group ahead of the schism and that the step of ordaining bishops without ⁠church approval was considered so grave that excommunication was automatic.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 July 2026

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