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as in ruling
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
the judge solemnly pronounced his doom before a hushed courtroom
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2
as in destiny
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
it was her doom to be haunted by the memory of that terrible day
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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
met his doom at the hands of a rampaging rhinoceros
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as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
the actor felt that he was doomed to be forever remembered for that one terrible performance
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as in to sentence
to impose a judicial punishment on
doomed the murderer to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of doom
Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The clock has been ticking for Tim ever since, as he's kept his family — wife Victoria (Parker Posey), sons Saxon (Schwarzenegger) and Lochlan (Sam Nivola), and daughter Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) — in the dark and blissfully unaware of the impending doom.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Hugo A Loaiciga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Considerations of vacancy timeline can doom an otherwise attractive conversion project.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
There are several stories of these utterances leading powerful people who misinterpreted them, to their doom.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The clock has been ticking for Tim ever since, as he's kept his family — wife Victoria (Parker Posey), sons Saxon (Schwarzenegger) and Lochlan (Sam Nivola), and daughter Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) — in the dark and blissfully unaware of the impending doom.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
Are Californians therefore doomed to suffer from wildfires without recourse?
—Hugo A Loaiciga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Considerations of vacancy timeline can doom an otherwise attractive conversion project.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doom
Noun
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Le Pen’s protégé While Le Pen’s supporters publicly decry the ruling, the ban will fast-track a leadership transition already underway within the party.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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The ruling marks a catastrophic setback for Le Pen, the National Rally (RN) party chief and a front-runner in opinion polls on the 2027 contest.—
Elizabeth Pineau and Juliette Jabkhiro,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With playoff positioning on the line in the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Pistons (38-31) make the trip down south to face the reeling Miami Heat (29-39), who are still in control of their playoff destiny.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Are we born with certain abilities, personalities, and destinies already programmed in?—
Dalton Conley,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Republicans celebrated the demise of Black Lives Matter Plaza, which was completely dismantled and repainted.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2025
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Strong big-box operators including Simon’s, Walmart Canada, Canadian Tire and Costco have also seized market share from Hudson’s Bay, and going forward, upscale Canadian retailers Holt Renfrew, Mark’s and Harry Rosen could capitalize on Hudson’s Bay’s demise.—
David Moin,
WWD,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Florian Wirtz is destined for the top of European club soccer.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Both bring a sweet wistfulness to the show with a song about those who might dream but are not destined to receive glory or even a thank-you-for-your service.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Lerma, 68, hasn’t walked the streets of his hometown on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County since the 1980s, when he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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He was convicted of criminal fraud charges in 2022 and sentenced in 2023 to four years in prison, but has been free on bond pending an appeal.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The defendants appealed, but the Sixth Circuit largely upheld the verdict.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Turner was taken into federal custody following the verdict on Friday.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in the United States on Sunday, raising concerns about the fate of highly sensitive genetic data from its 15 million customers.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
26 Mar. 2025
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Coach Kevin Willard and every Maryland fan in the country would sign up for that fate against the Gators.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
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Finn is hardly the first to cast doubt on the official narrative of Morrison’s death.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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However, his cause of death has not been confirmed at this time.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Doom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doom. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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