foregone conclusion
noun
1
: a conclusion that has preceded argument or examination
2
: an inevitable result : certainty
the victory was a foregone conclusion
Examples of foregone conclusion in a Sentence
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The success of the assassination was by no means a foregone conclusion.
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
This does not have to be an entirely foregone conclusion, however.
—The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
That’s far from a foregone conclusion, for sure, but the Lakers have left themselves susceptible to a major disaster, one that might have been avoided with a minor adjustment in February.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024
Given how tightly the Kremlin controls politics in Russia, the result of the presidential election is a foregone conclusion.
—Regina Smyth, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024
That the Ukrainians would reinforce Avdiivka was not a foregone conclusion.
—David Axe, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
But Ratmansky’s arrival at City Ballet was not a foregone conclusion.
—Marina Harss, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
Well, this was a foregone conclusion, even going into the telecast.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
Biden’s victory in the Palmetto State was a foregone conclusion, and his campaign invested significant time there leading up to the primary.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
This does not have to be an entirely foregone conclusion, however.
—The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
That’s far from a foregone conclusion, for sure, but the Lakers have left themselves susceptible to a major disaster, one that might have been avoided with a minor adjustment in February.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024
Given how tightly the Kremlin controls politics in Russia, the result of the presidential election is a foregone conclusion.
—Regina Smyth, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024
That the Ukrainians would reinforce Avdiivka was not a foregone conclusion.
—David Axe, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
But Ratmansky’s arrival at City Ballet was not a foregone conclusion.
—Marina Harss, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
Well, this was a foregone conclusion, even going into the telecast.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
Biden’s victory in the Palmetto State was a foregone conclusion, and his campaign invested significant time there leading up to the primary.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
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“Foregone conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foregone%20conclusion. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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