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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Their relationship is both fated and impossible to root for.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2025
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It was fated by the time fans started filing into the building.—
Iliana Limón Romero,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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His old mentor called him from Atlanta — the same man who had helped him get ordained the year before.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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Alexander came to believe that God had ordained him to save Europe, and also all of humanity and Christianity.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Foredoom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foredoom. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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