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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
Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
One of the many spin-offs of the Air Bud and Air Buddies franchises, this Halloween film follows five puppies on a Halloween adventure to stop the evil warlock and save the town from inevitable doom.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 5 Aug. 2025
Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
From haunted neuroscientists to ghostly patriarchs and doomed mining towns, the 10 world premieres up for this year’s £50,000 ($67,000) Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence deliver no shortage of striking worlds.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Sam Altman and Elon Musk have dooms above 10 and into the 20s.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
One of the many spin-offs of the Air Bud and Air Buddies franchises, this Halloween film follows five puppies on a Halloween adventure to stop the evil warlock and save the town from inevitable doom.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Still, none of this is enough to stop the wealthy Mason Daunt and his partner, Yunho Kim, from holding an opulent baby shower, which becomes doomed very quickly.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
From haunted neuroscientists to ghostly patriarchs and doomed mining towns, the 10 world premieres up for this year’s £50,000 ($67,000) Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence deliver no shortage of striking worlds.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doom
Noun
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The courts, however, have consistently ruled in favor of the school district — a point that has not been lost on the school district's attorney, who believes similar rulings in the state court system also are likely to come down.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The Federal Trade Commission will continue to be prohibited from enforcing a civil investigative demand on the progressive watchdog group Media Matters for America, after a federal judge rejected the government’s effort to put her prior ruling on hold.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
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If anyone from this list emerges as a value contract with the Oilers in 2025-26, Edmonton might be a team of destiny.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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At first glance, ownership might seem like the obvious winner — build equity, control your destiny, no landlord breathing down your neck.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
9 Aug. 2025
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Over 75 years of social change, political earthquakes, media shifts, military conflicts and, maybe most important, the demise of the mass celebrity, game show hosts have managed to stay above the fray.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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Nissan Altima: Another sedan bites the dust as the Nissan Altima gets its pink slip for 2026, following the larger Maxima’s demise for 2025.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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This match took place more than six years ago, the first meeting of a rivalry which now looks destined to define the current era of men’s tennis.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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Poste Italiane will be forced, like other European postal operators, to temporarily suspend acceptance of all shipments containing goods destined for the United States, starting August 23.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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In September of that year, he was sentenced to nine months in prison.—
Will Yakowicz,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Tyler Barriss, a gamer with a history of making hoax calls, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with the 2017 shooting death of Andrew Finch in Wichita, Kansas, according to reporting by NBC News.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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The Republican has repeatedly maintained the case and the verdict were political moves by James and Engoron, both Democrats.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Those charged with lese majeste can face months or even years in pre-trial detention, contending with the cramped and harsh environment of Thai prison life before even receiving a verdict.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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After all, the fate of Indiana's political representation in Congress is *slightly* more important.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
30 Aug. 2025
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The seeds seal Persephone’s fate as one who must spend part of every year with Hades among the dead.—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Tennessean analyzed more than four years of death data between 2020 from the Department of Correction across all prisons and found deaths occurred disproportionately in CoreCivic facilities.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Possible complications can include lung failure and death, with about one in 10 people who get sick dying from the disease due to complications from illness, CDC said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Doom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doom. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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