foregone conclusion

noun

|Updated on: 17 Aug 2018

Definition of foregone conclusion

1 : a conclusion that has preceded argument or examination

2 : an inevitable result : certainty

the victory was a foregone conclusion

Recent Examples of foregone conclusion from the Web

Bork became a political liability and by the time his nomination came to a vote, his rejection was seen as a foregone conclusion.

— olivia b. waxman, Time, "5 Reasons Why Supreme Court Nominations Have Failed," 10 July 2018
Seeing him invites uneasiness, a hint that the game's result is a foregone conclusion.

— chandler rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros held scoreless in loss to A's," 10 July 2018
The success of the summit wasn't a foregone conclusion.

— eric talmadge, Fox News, "AP Analysis: Kim Jong Un flies home with lots to brag about," 13 June 2018
The Jayhawks’ latest title was not a foregone conclusion.

— chris johnson, SI.com, "Year-End Awards: The Best and Worst of the 2017–18 College Basketball Season," 10 Apr. 2018
Houston’s James Harden winning MVP was a foregone conclusion.

— sam amick, USA TODAY, "What the NBA Awards show taught us about LeBron James' free agent future," 26 June 2018
The bill, adopted by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet on Wednesday, still requires parliamentary approval, a foregone conclusion given the government’s comfortable majority in the lower house.

— andrea thomas, WSJ, "Germany Set to Allow Collective Lawsuits Following VW Scandal," 9 May 2018
Entering last year's Kohler Grand Prix, a Penske victory was a foregone conclusion.

— jim ayello, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: Scott Dixon scorching hot as IndyCar heads to Road America," 21 June 2018
The result was by that point a foregone conclusion.

— kevin acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Padres keep rolling with rout of Braves," 4 June 2018

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