fated
Americanadjective
adjective
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destined
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doomed to death or destruction
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Yet this young Venezuelan seemed somehow uniquely fated to come to L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Not everyone is fated to save the world with their prophecy-fulfilling twin.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
But he was fated to spend more than two-thirds of his career in opposition, and only briefly achieved cabinet rank.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Von Mierers, intimately engaged with both the Manhattan club scene and Wall Street, was fated to run across Mr. Richards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Then again when the wind stirs they murmur; so these two also, stirred by the breath of love, were fated to tell out all their tale to each other.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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