done for 1 of 2

as in done
facing certain defeat, disaster, or death with no means of escape, the stranded climbers knew that they were done for

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done for

2 of 2

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past participle of do for, chiefly British

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Adjective
  • Owner Jason Boso fixed that, infusing $2 million into the 10-year-old bar on better bathrooms, a covered section of the patio and a re-done kitchen.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2023
Adjective
  • As Election Day nears, billionaires have poured millions into super PACs supporting Cuomo and opposing Mamdani, similar to a doomed effort by the city’s wealthiest in the Democratic primary.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Politically, the affluence manifested in Long Island establishing itself as a bastion of the Republican Party, showing strong support for Hoover in his doomed Presidential campaign against Roosevelt.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Share or export the finished document by sending a Drive link, attaching it to an email, or downloading it to another app.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But save for the Duffers, Levy, the writers and a few executives, that warm Sunday in Atlanta was indeed the first time anyone in that room had seen the finished script.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Done for.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20for. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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