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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
Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
In the meantime, sliding on a pair of fins and exploring under the water's surface is a worthwhile way to temporarily escape your daily stresses, get away from doom scrolling and connect with the beauty of nature.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
But that doesn’t mean other low-cost carriers are doomed.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
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Noun
In a prescient warning in 2025, Spirit executives predicted the company’s doom within a year, even after successful bankruptcy restructuring and attempts to generate new ways to make money.
—Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
In the meantime, sliding on a pair of fins and exploring under the water's surface is a worthwhile way to temporarily escape your daily stresses, get away from doom scrolling and connect with the beauty of nature.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
But that strict look had become predictable, stagnant and too unproductive in recent years, even last season when a rash of injuries could have doomed Robert Saleh’s second term as defensive coordinator.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
But that doesn’t mean other low-cost carriers are doomed.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doom
Noun
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The court is considering an appeal of a lower-court judge’s ruling that the amendment is invalid because lawmakers violated procedural requirements.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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That ruling comes after a federal appeals court sided with Kalshi over New Jersey last month, boosting the fledgling industry’s hopes that the Supreme Court takes up the issue — and discourages Congress from passing any bill that might protect states’ lane.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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With tricky remaining fixtures, that 38 per cent probability could very easily increase by next week, but Nuno’s side will be keen to keep their destiny in their own hands for as long as possible.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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What are the pros and cons of the ways filmmakers can take their destiny into their own hands?—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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D’Amaro has weathered a few bumps in his initial weeks on the job, however, among them the Bachelor meltdown, new attacks on Jimmy Kimmel, layoffs and the demise of a deal with OpenAI that was made on Iger’s watch.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Now the airline’s demise has cleared the way for competitors to raise their prices—and has left roughly seventeen thousand people out of work.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The Times’ possible victory would bruise the Post’s reputation (they were destined to clash again over the Pentagon Papers).—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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The unscripted casting director has spent her career scouting and vetting everyday people destined to be TV characters.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
Verb
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She is expected to formally enter the guilty plea in federal court and has not yet been sentenced.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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Chen was sentenced to 20 months in prison in November 2024 after pleading guilty to acting as an unregistered agent of China and bribery.—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Spatola and his legal team declined to comment immediately after the verdict.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2026
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Meade County officials said the verdict is under review.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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The fate of the MV Hondius has sparked international alarm after three passengers died in an outbreak of the rare virus for which no vaccines or specific treatments exist.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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By the 1980s, however, many of the area’s mines and factories had closed and the slow withdrawal of the industries that built the place left Wrexham facing the same post-industrial fate that had decimated blue-collar communities all over the world.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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But those numbers capture only a fraction of deaths, which often are classified only by other, more immediate causes, such as bleeding in the brain.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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Too much damage has been done to the character in recent years, to the point that any death would be seen as a mercy killing now.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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“Doom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doom. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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