fated
Americanadjective
adjective
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destined
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doomed to death or destruction
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Mr. Verini’s aim is a vital one: He seeks to go beyond the war crime to give shape and dimension to the everyday Ukrainians fated to become atrocity statistics at the theater.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
It’s not that NewsNation was fated to go this way.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
But it was fated that Dodd lost the role to Phoebe Dynevor because a few years later Dodd was invited to film a self-tape for a “very secretive” project.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
On the night of the concert, everything leads up to the fated Mitch & Mickey performance.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026
“Well, Gilly’s a fine name,” said Mr. Evans, which confirmed to Gilly that at school, too, she was fated to be surrounded by fools.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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