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Can I say "destined to be" instead of "born to be"? Are they always interchangeable?

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Rebecca

Yes, in this context, "born to be" means the same thing as "destined to be", as both refer to who he is going to become based on destiny. These phrases can pretty much always be used interchangeably.

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