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Recent Examples of predetermination
The presiding judge granted Sweeney's attorney's request to change the charge to second-degree murder or manslaughter as the court lacked sufficient evidence to try him for first-degree murder since predetermination was not established.
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Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
From there we’re introduced to the Time Variance Authority where Loki is taken for messing with predetermination—a strict timeline set up by the powerful and mysterious Time Keepers—and introduced to Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 June 2021
Both seasons of The Umbrella Academy raise questions about the nature of time travel (as presented in the series) and the tension between choice and predetermination.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2020
There is comfort in subsuming your sense of individuality to a larger sentiment of prescription and predetermination.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2019
Yet the movie has a mythic thrust that’s partly due to its almost playful manipulation of time, its silent flash-forwards lending the story a feeling of futility and predetermination.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018
Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
From there we’re introduced to the Time Variance Authority where Loki is taken for messing with predetermination—a strict timeline set up by the powerful and mysterious Time Keepers—and introduced to Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 June 2021
Both seasons of The Umbrella Academy raise questions about the nature of time travel (as presented in the series) and the tension between choice and predetermination.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2020
There is comfort in subsuming your sense of individuality to a larger sentiment of prescription and predetermination.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2019
Yet the movie has a mythic thrust that’s partly due to its almost playful manipulation of time, its silent flash-forwards lending the story a feeling of futility and predetermination.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermination
Noun
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The previous truth exists as a thorough rejection of modern economic theory promoted by individuals within the Keynesian, monetarist, and Austrian schools.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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One longtime, highly successful coach has a theory about what has helped McDermott evolve professionally.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Its hero, Rusty Sabich, was a prosecuting attorney entitled to the presumption of innocence, as the law requires, when an ambitious rival puts him on trial for the murder of a colleague.—
Lisa Henricksson,
airmail.news,
11 Jan. 2025
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So why not own your investigation or say the team preferred to stand by a presumption of innocence instead of hiding behind the league?—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
29 Nov. 2024
Noun
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This archetype is essential in a world where assumptions often go unchallenged, stifling creativity and growth.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
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Humans will glance at another human and make a broad assumption about the emotional state of that person by merely observing their face.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Previous observations suggested that these permanent shadows might host frozen water, an exciting hypothesis that the BepiColombo mission is set to investigate further.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Jan. 2025
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Some of Oppenheimer’s hypothesis may already be becoming reality.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The president’s subsequent hasty exile baffled many of his supporters and led to conjecture that perhaps there were incriminating videos of him as well.—
Chris Kraul,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Sep. 2024
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The plot moves along driven by several other flimsy conjectures viewers are asked to accept without substantial evidence other than her convenient discoveries.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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There’s speculation that the forthcoming Metroid Prime 4 might straddle both consoles the way Breath of the Wild launched on both the Wii U and the Switch back in 2017.—
Ash Parrish,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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In the summer, Wolff met with Verstappen’s father, Jos, and the driver’s manager Raymond Vermeulen, fuelling speculation the Silver Arrows were working on a deal.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But one thing seems certain: Benjamin is likely going to receive a very good grade on his thesis.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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Essentially, the Hollywood veteran's thesis is this: Women can’t win.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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The supposition that the crime was committed accidentally seems equally implausible.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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There weren’t any suppositions or guesses about what somebody was thinking or feeling or looked like or anything like that.—
Barbara Booth,
CNBC,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Predetermination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predetermination. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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