Due
Due adjective - Being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events.
Usage example: their train is due to arrive in half an hour
Slated
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Eyes Wide Open V2 was slated to be an alternate continuity from Grapevine Fires/Our Next Chapter, due to dissatisfaction with the last few months of the school year.
Source: Roleplay / The Annobyn Universe - He was slated to be killed off at the start of the second season, but due to the unlucky Predacon's popularity among fans, he was spared.
- Jesse Eisenberg seemed slated for the same fate but escaped it due to a combination of Genre Savvy and He Really Can Act.
Source: I Am Not Leonard Nimoy
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