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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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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzlement of public funds and has been deemed ineligible to run for public office, a ruling that could derail her 2027 campaign to succeed Emmanuel Macron as French President.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2025
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Only an appellate ruling that overturns the ban on public office could restore her hopes of running.—
Samuel Petrequin,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Your Legacy Starts Today The time to take control of your financial destiny is now.—
Sharon Olson,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Elon Musk proclaims 'the entire destiny of humanity' rests on Wisconsin court election GOP jitters?—
Daniel Wiessner,
USA Today,
31 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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Some experts believe that cutting personnel at Social Security will hasten the demise of the whole system.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Having flat feet doesn’t mean you’re destined for a life of discomfort.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
3 Apr. 2025
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Yet our attention economy rewards those who excel at creating moments of conflict destined for social media.—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 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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Turner was taken into federal custody following the verdict on Friday.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The defendants appealed, but the Sixth Circuit largely upheld the verdict.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Jason Isaacs Has Tricks Up His Sleeves The actor discussed accents, the awkwardness of onscreen nudity and his character’s surprising fate in the season finale.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Cast members with particularly essential storylines had more time to embrace their characters’ inevitable fate, while others were left in the dark about what was coming next.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The drama stars June Squibb as a 90-year-old woman from Florida who moves to New York City after the death of her best friend and strikes up an unlikely friendship with a 19-year-old.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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William has been regularly using his father’s lawyers Harbottle & Lewis and its partner, Gerrard Tyrrell — and made the move to Mishcon de Reya, which represented Princess Diana in her divorce from Charles a year before her accidental death.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Doom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doom. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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