fate
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the power that some people believe controls everything that occurs and that is inevitable
- She believed in the power of fate to guide her life's journey, trusting that everything happens for a reason.
- Despite their best efforts, they felt powerless against the dictates of fate.
- The ancient Greeks believed that fate was determined by the gods, shaping the destinies of mortals.
- He pondered the concept of fate, wondering if it was predestined or subject to free will.
- In literature, characters often grapple with the idea of fate, questioning whether they can alter their destinies.
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an unavoidable and often unfavorable result or end, shaped by forces beyond one's control
- The company’s fate was determined by a sudden economic downturn.
- Her fate was to live quietly in the countryside, far from the world she once knew.
- No matter how hard he tried, his fate seemed to lead him back to the same mistakes.
- The fate of the ancient ruins was to be lost to time and neglect.
- They could do nothing to escape the fate awaiting them in the distant future.