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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
Rory McIlroy has finally done it. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 But leadership is not just what gets done. Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 The Chicago Cubs have done a lot to shape their team into a postseason contender over the last few months, and, to this point, it's paid off quite well. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 However, skinfolds remain the most common method for now, with some clubs testing every four weeks or more, far more frequently than at GB Boxing, where the nation’s best amateur boxers train and weight is crucial, yet testing is only done three or four times a year. Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025 Chandler is done as a serious contender in the UFC. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025 Listen to this article The usual sales pitch for working from home has been that the job can get done just as effectively outside the office, boosting morale and allowing employees to manage other commitments while meeting and even exceeding their professional responsibilities. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 Arsenal could prolong the argument by beating Crystal Palace but it will all be done if Liverpool follow that up by beating Spurs at Anfield. Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025 Norris finally got the move done with six laps to go, but couldn’t quite get ahead of Russell. Luke Smith, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done
Adjective
  • While the raw jade material in her jewelry is from Myanmar, the finished products are imported from China.
    Hannah Lang and Judith Langowski, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The Canadiens are not a finished product, far from it, but this represents an important step for one of the youngest teams in the league, one that had grown tired of losing and decided to do something about it.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • This is why people often feel exhausted after a day filled with interruptions, even if the total workload was manageable.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • King Charles can't get involved in Prince Harry's security woes: author Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of ‘My Mother and I,’ explains why the monarch is too exhausted to deal with his younger son’s ongoing court battle.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Many employees may also stay put as a result, though some will still seek new opportunities—especially those in relatively stable fields like healthcare. VIDEO QUIZ Ancient DNA from a species that has been extinct for at least 10,000 years lives on once again in the form of three baby animals.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The dire wolf has been extinct for over 10,000 years.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • By then, the scene had gone mainstream.
    Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Just about everything has gone poorly.
    Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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  • While significant progress has been made, more than 40% of the lands within the Wildlife Corridor remain unprotected and vulnerable to development.
    Haley Busch, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
  • But longtime close watchers of Epstein and his legal ordeal made the case in a series of posts on X that such a list may never emerge.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The latest continues the super-clean and minimalist design but in a stone blue dial decorated in guilloché and a Grain d’Orge (barley grain) motif.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Many were richly decorated with coral and colored glass.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2025
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  • The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Mitsui’s investment in the Rhodes Ridge mine is the deal which will finally see an asset, dormant for 50 years, brought into production with construction and future operation of the mine being managed by Rio Tinto, a major Australian iron ore miner.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • 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 25 Apr. 2025.

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