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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But without empathy, responsibility, agency, and free will he is doomed to remain a wooden facsimile.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025 -
And those who don’t learn from the history of this business are usually doomed to repeat it.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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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
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The team’s research reveals that the males aren’t always fated to become food, however.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Ezra Edelman’s Prince project is joining a select list of documentaries with a dubious distinction – fated not to see the light of day.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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Reforms on the table include how to give greater roles to women in the Catholic Church, including ordaining them as deacons, and the greater inclusion of laity in governance and decision making.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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This explains, if it is granted that the gods ordained some sort of greatness for the play, the nakedness of its verbal intensity.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Foredoom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foredoom. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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