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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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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
Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
Unlike doom scrolling, which can present a new disaster with every flick, The Road offers a beginning, middle, and end.
—Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
Vidya Plainfield, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The opposition of influential manufacturers and high-tariff supporters in both major parties doomed the bill in Congress.
—Luke Voyles / Made By History, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
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And the evening wasn’t all doom and gloom for the Wilson family.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
Unlike doom scrolling, which can present a new disaster with every flick, The Road offers a beginning, middle, and end.
—Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
Those who fear and resist AI may indeed be doomed to replacement.
—Vidya Plainfield, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The opposition of influential manufacturers and high-tariff supporters in both major parties doomed the bill in Congress.
—Luke Voyles / Made By History, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doom
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The sentencing was originally scheduled for July, but Trump's lawyers won two delays because of a July 1 Supreme Court ruling that significantly broadened presidential immunity.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s imminent presidency will not get him out of his civil cases, however, and the president-elect’s appeals of rulings against him in Carroll’s two defamation cases and the civil fraud trial against Trump and his associates will continue.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Dating back to classical antiquity, the idea that a soothsayer can tell something about a person’s health, disposition, or destiny from the lines on their palm has long fascinated seers and scientists alike.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
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Some of these connections may feel like more than a chance encounter, particularly around November 16, when Venus squares the lunar nodes and advances the plot through a subtle date with destiny.Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
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The ship’s demise has broken the hearts of a long line of men who could not save her.Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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England and Gage said this money changed the company’s outlook and led to its demise.Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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For his part, Higginbotham pleaded guilty to conspiracy to deceive U.S. banks about millions of dollars in foreign lobbying funds and was sentenced to three months’ probation.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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The film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March and sentenced to 18 months in prison.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
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If the water valve cover was an embarrassing blunder for the organizers, Max Verstappen’s verdict on the event cut arguably even deeper.Dan Cancian, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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After deliberating Friday and Monday morning, the jury returned a verdict that included actual and exemplary damages, and attorney fees, Tuck said.Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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After his sudden death, the fate of the show — which also stars Nicole Scherzinger, Kelly Rowland and AJ McLean as host — remains unclear.Daniela Avila, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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All the noir elements are here, obsession, desire, fate, all the classic characters, visual keys and thematic threads, but reimagined, remade to explore one central question – will the youth of today cave in to conformity, or turn the world on its head?Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Another 27 people remain at large and charges have been dropped against 7 people due to their deaths.Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Gonzales family has filed a civil suit against the city of Austin. Elizabeth Gonzales, the victim's mother, urged for more transparency in the investigation into her son’s death.Serena Lin, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Doom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doom. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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