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destines

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present tense third-person singular of destine

as in dooms

to determine the fate of in advance his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball

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Despite some promise across its eight episodes, the Prime original series builds to a deflating conclusion that dooms the entire project.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Fans continue to ask Carney about Hadestown’s climactic moment, when Orpheus dooms Eurydice forever by turning to look at her on the road back from hell.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

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