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facing certain defeat, disaster, or death at this point retailing in the city's downtown is done

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verb

past participle of do
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to be enough even half of that amount of sugar will do

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Recent Examples of done
Adjective
Owner Jason Boso fixed that, infusing $2 million into the 10-year-old bar on better bathrooms, a covered section of the patio and a re-done kitchen. Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
Verb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done
Adjective
  • Ware, 20, is still far from a finished product and has plenty of room to improve, though.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The fired and finished mugs are available about three weeks later.
    Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • And when those meet-ups do happen, fans are left feeling like an exhausted mother confronted with a mess in the kitchen: Not mad, but disappointed.
    Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The problem with doing it all the time is that exhausted people do not always make the best decisions.
    David A. Teich, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In 1954, Kritsky said, all of Brood XI went extinct.
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Overall, the extinct species showed far less diversity than the modern ones.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But like some of the stock and crypto prices, fintech has gone from down-and-out category, to a core investment area.
    Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As a team, the Panthers have gone from 30th in the league in sacks in the first nine games without Wonnum to a top-5 sacks group with him.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • The ability to draw statistical conclusions and use predictive analytics to reduce hazards with fewer resources is made possible by them.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Butterflies made a historic trans-Atlantic flight, an Antarctic penguin made a surprise appearance on a sandy beach, and a gray whale traveled thousands of miles from home.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • Her fingers were decorated with equally showstopping rings.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Every estate has been meticulously restored, decorated and furnished with a unique style and many of the artworks displayed in the homes have been specially commissioned.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • Of the 419 parks, including historic sites, monuments, rivers, and more, managed by the National Park Service, only 108 charge regular entrance fees—ranging from $10 to $35—that will be waived.
    Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The kamikaze naval drone managed to destroy or damage 15 Russian naval vessels.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • Revised Reporting Deadlines For companies created or registered before January 1, 2024, the deadline to file initial beneficial ownership reports has been extended to January 13, 2025.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Reporting companies created or registered in the United States on or after December 3, 2024 and on or before December 23, 2024 have an additional 21 days from their original filing deadline to file their initial beneficial ownership information reports with FinCEN.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024

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“Done.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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