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v. - Determine ahead of time; Determine ahead of time by divine will or decree.

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Usage examples (15)
  • No one was foreordained to fail or to be wicked.
  • But in trying to cut off speculation, he appeared to foreordain the final judgment.
  • Zill notes that while coming from a disrupted family significantly increases a young adult's risks of experiencing social, emotional or academic difficulties, it does not...
  • Q Some folks on Capitol Hill say that that's the problem, that if the result is foreordain, then that starts the fight, that there will be a floor amendment and you've...
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