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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More recently, Nvidia's doomed effort to acquire the British chip designer Arm Holdings encountered regulatory scrutiny across multiple jurisdictions, including China, before collapsing under the weight of geopolitical and competition concerns.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Continue reading … THAT SETTLES IT — Archaeologists crack 'Spanish Roanoke' mystery with haunting find from doomed colony.—
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FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Ghirardelli said no illnesses have been reported and its own testing has not identified contamination in the finished products.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Add Cabinetry Nothing makes a laundry room look more finished and curated quite like adding cabinetry.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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His choices allow the viewer to drink in the intimate details of the ruined world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Done for.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20for. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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