as in accident
the belief that everything that will happen has already been predetermined and cannot be changed
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Recent Examples of predestination
This is a fun twist on the ancient idea of prophecy or predestination and, as such, makes for some compelling narrative uses—for a while, anyway.
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Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
Entertainment Score: 7 Science Score: 9 Arrival (2016) Enlarge / Denis Villeneuve's first foray into sci-fi offers a fun twist on the ancient idea of prophesy or predestination.
—Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
In a place where both psychohistory and predestination exist, how much does personal choice matter?
—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 14 July 2023
Weber pointed in particular to the Calvinist notion of predestination—the belief that God decided whether each individual would be saved or damned before the person was even born.
—Benjamin M. Friedman, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2021
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Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
Entertainment Score: 7 Science Score: 9 Arrival (2016) Enlarge / Denis Villeneuve's first foray into sci-fi offers a fun twist on the ancient idea of prophesy or predestination.
—Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
In a place where both psychohistory and predestination exist, how much does personal choice matter?
—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 14 July 2023
Weber pointed in particular to the Calvinist notion of predestination—the belief that God decided whether each individual would be saved or damned before the person was even born.
—Benjamin M. Friedman, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestination
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Adam DeVine was told to 'stick to the script' on Modern Family after confusing Sofia Vergara with improv DeVine detailed his childhood accident to Entertainment Weekly in 2016.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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This accident is one of many issues faced by self-driving and electric vehicle companies in China, including batteries in electric vehicles catching fire and brake systems failing.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Your Legacy Starts Today The time to take control of your financial destiny is now.—
Sharon Olson,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Elon Musk proclaims 'the entire destiny of humanity' rests on Wisconsin court election GOP jitters?—
Daniel Wiessner,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Yet at least one in three Americans lives in a place where the air is still a health hazard.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Its signature hazard is the 60-feet-long bunker placed in the middle of the fairway, about 100 yards from the green.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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In a state with a significant shortage of primary care providers, that meant many low-income residents who use Planned Parenthood for their health care would be out of luck.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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Such as participating in games that required social skills mixed in with ingenuity, sprinkled with a dose of luck.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
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Cast members with particularly essential storylines had more time to embrace their characters’ inevitable fate, while others were left in the dark about what was coming next.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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After a string of underperforming titles — and a rumor mill that has been churning since the top of the year about De Luca and Abdy’s fate at Warners — Minecraft is the type of win that should silence critics.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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For some hoops fans, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is about school spirit, shocking upsets, Cinderella runs, the office bracket contest, mid-majors with funny mascots or a myriad of other happenstances that make March Madness popular.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Benson’s approach is more about serendipity than happenstance.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes,
15 Dec. 2024
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Key Takeaways Understanding local bird species' nesting habits improves your chances of attracting them to your birdhouse.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2025
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One of the highlights of the Miami Film Festival is the chance to see movies that were made right here in the 305.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Together, in a short time, Arsenal travelled a long, long way from the pre-Bernabeu doom. Postscript.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Watanabe’s latest show, Lazarus — set to premiere on Adult Swim on April 5 — draws from various innovations he’s made throughout his career, using the music of Floating Points, Bonobo, and Kamasi Washington to help tell a story about a futuristic society facing a doom of its own creation.—
Matthew Ismael Ruiz,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Predestination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predestination. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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