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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Ran a miserable campaign, and her loss was a foregone conclusion.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
As someone with one foot in the Frost mishegoss and one foot in the normal family life that Lucas aspires to, Tuck is the only person in this story whose fate doesn’t feel like a foregone conclusion, and the handful of scenes where Powell centers him are by far the richest things here.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday, but Chair Jerome Powell said a cut at its next meeting in December was not a foregone conclusion.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
At their current pace, the Aggies should make their first trip to Atlanta for the SEC title game and waltzing into the CFP seems almost like a foregone conclusion.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
As someone with one foot in the Frost mishegoss and one foot in the normal family life that Lucas aspires to, Tuck is the only person in this story whose fate doesn’t feel like a foregone conclusion, and the handful of scenes where Powell centers him are by far the richest things here.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday, but Chair Jerome Powell said a cut at its next meeting in December was not a foregone conclusion.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
At their current pace, the Aggies should make their first trip to Atlanta for the SEC title game and waltzing into the CFP seems almost like a foregone conclusion.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 26 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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