foregone conclusion
noun
1
: a conclusion that has preceded argument or examination
2
: an inevitable result : certainty
the victory was a foregone conclusion
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Those final numbers will look different, but the outcome is now a foregone conclusion: Zohran Mamdani is the Democratic nominee and, as such, is likely to be the next mayor.
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The Editors, National Review, 25 June 2025
The top pick in tonight's draft has been a foregone conclusion since before the 2024-25 NCAA basketball season tipped off, and Dallas Mavericks fans have been celebrating the impending arrival of Duke superstar Cooper Flagg since the Mavs won the lottery back in May.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
While full passage of the legislation by Congress isn’t a foregone conclusion, party leaders hope to have the bill on President Trump’s desk sometime in July.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
But whether the military campaign against Iran buoys Netanyahu’s long-sinking polling numbers is not a foregone conclusion, according to Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israeli Democracy Institute.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 25 June 2025
The top pick in tonight's draft has been a foregone conclusion since before the 2024-25 NCAA basketball season tipped off, and Dallas Mavericks fans have been celebrating the impending arrival of Duke superstar Cooper Flagg since the Mavs won the lottery back in May.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
While full passage of the legislation by Congress isn’t a foregone conclusion, party leaders hope to have the bill on President Trump’s desk sometime in July.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
But whether the military campaign against Iran buoys Netanyahu’s long-sinking polling numbers is not a foregone conclusion, according to Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israeli Democracy Institute.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for foregone conclusion
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“Foregone conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foregone%20conclusion. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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