done for
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1
as in administered (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of
I trust him to do for my kids while I am at work.
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2
as in destroyed
to deprive of life
The long journey on foot nearly did for her.
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Adjective
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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