fated
Americanadjective
adjective
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destined
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doomed to death or destruction
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Etymology
Origin of fated
Example Sentences
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If you lack investment discipline and don’t have a plan to handle your winners and losers, you are likely fated to lose more than you should—and to earn less than you could.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
It’s not that NewsNation was fated to go this way.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
But with challenges or recent decisions across multiple circuits, experts say the fight is fated for the Supreme Court.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
So “Mule Boy” burrows into the tight, intimate space of the dying men’s final moments, and into the troubled soul of the boy fated to carry their story.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
He was a warrior, and this dark ferocity had been passed down in the blood of the Miyamoto family and he himself was fated to carry it into the next generation.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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