foredoom

verb

(ˌ)fȯr-ˈdüm How to pronounce foredoom (audio)
Definition of foredoomnext
as in to doom
to determine the fate of in advance since the dawn of the ages he was foredoomed to become king one day

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foredoom
  1. doom
  2. destine
  3. fate
  4. ordain
Verb
  • Opening in the same year was the elegant Interlaken Hotel, on the shores of Twin Lakes, a gorgeous but ultimately doomed retreat for well-off visitors.
    James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Republicans, including James, rejected it en masse under the theory that once regions began selectively pulling areas out, the bill was doomed — as well as the fact that drilling in the Great Lakes has already been banned for decades.
    Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of doom
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  • William, who was the duke of Normandy, took issue with the appointment, claiming he’d been destined for the throne, and invaded Britain.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The pass-happy approach seemed destined to doom the Trojans until midway through the third quarter, when Moss dropped back on fourth and nine, in desperate need of a spark.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of destine
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  • So consider separating yourself from the fear of challenges and instead try to get excited about how fated your experiences will be.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The audience has to believe that these are not just two children caught up in the early days of first love, but that they’re fated by the Gods and the universe to have met and to have died.
    Trish Deitch, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of fate
Verb
  • Frustrations about the slow pace of reform bubbled into the open during the assembly when the pope’s doctrine adviser ruled out ordaining women as deacons and then failed to turn up to a meeting on the topic.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Born in Poland in 1920 but not ordained a priest until after World War II, the master of at least a dozen languages was elected Oct. 16, 1978 — making him among the youngest popes in history — amid much jubilation from Chicago’s Polish American community, which was the largest outside Warsaw.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of ordain
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