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Type Words
Synonyms fate
Type of causal agency, causal agent, cause


we are helpless in the face of destiny.
Type Words
Synonyms fate
Type of occurrent, natural event, happening, occurrence
Has types doom, predestination, doomsday, end of the world, inevitable, karma, kismat, kismet, day of reckoning
Type Words
Synonyms circumstances, fate, fortune, lot, luck, portion
Type of condition
Has types tough luck, failure, good fortune, good luck, ill luck, luckiness, misfortune, providence, bad luck

Examples of destiny

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City invited many members of their footballing family to this date with destiny.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Still, it was the logical first step for someone who knew music was his destiny.
From the boston.com
This still leaves Iran's destiny mainly in the hands of its internal disputants.
From the economist.com
Destiny Williams scored 11 points for Baylor, which has won 12 in a row at home.
From the sacbee.com
I Married a Communist is about a man who embraces communist ideology as destiny.
From the theatlantic.com
The right or wrong man in a pivotal position can affect the destiny of millions.
From the theatlantic.com
Luck or destiny, or maybe other reasons, other motives, had it so that I got it.
From the nytimes.com
Destiny, their season-long steady, upped and dropped the Bulls for another date.
From the buffalonews.com
We are not just one country among many, and we do indeed have a special destiny.
From the forbes.com
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  • An event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
  • The ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny"
  • Fortune: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
  • Destiny refers to a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. It is a concept based on the belief that there is a fixed natural order to the cosmos.
  • Destiny (German: Der mu00FCde Tod, "Weary Death"; originally released in the US as Behind the Wall) is a 1921 silent film directed in Germany by Fritz Lang. The film, rich in special effects, is structured as a frame tale with three stories within the story.
  • Destiny (Il Destino) is a 1938 drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Cesare Bettarini.
  • Destiny (Russian: u0421u0443u0434u044Cu0431u0430) is a 1977 directed by Yevgeny Matveyev and starring Matveyev, Olga Ostroumova, Yury Yakovlev,screen adaptation of Pyotr Proskurin's second book, the novel Earthy Love. This film had 57,8 million spectators in 1978. Evgeniy Matveyev was honored with State Prize of the USSR for Destiny in 1978.
  • Destiny (Arabic: u0627u0644u0645u0635u064Au0631u200Eu200E, translit.u00A0Al-massir) is a 1997 French-Egyptian historical drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was screened out of competition at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
  • "Destiny" is episode 8 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Co-written by David Fury and Steven S. DeKnight and directed by Skip Schoolnik, it was originally broadcast on November 19, 2003 on the WB network. ...