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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
Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
As a result of Blazer’s investigation and the subsequent guilty pleas and trials, which lead to yet another college sports scandal broadcast live on ESPN, the doom of the NCAA appeared even more certain and imminent.
—Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Mastro joined the Adams administration in late March, and by April, Haven Green, the name of the affordable development, already appeared to be doomed.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 June 2025
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Noun
Not just through guilt or doom, but by showing that climate action is the story of our time.
—Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
As a result of Blazer’s investigation and the subsequent guilty pleas and trials, which lead to yet another college sports scandal broadcast live on ESPN, the doom of the NCAA appeared even more certain and imminent.
—Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Verb
Over the next week, the sailors doomed two dozen enemy ships, amassing a bounty whose value the Shenandoah’s captain estimated at nearly $1 million (more than $18 million today).
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Mastro joined the Adams administration in late March, and by April, Haven Green, the name of the affordable development, already appeared to be doomed.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doom
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However, that lifeline is likely temporary: A recent Supreme Court ruling that limited nationwide injunctions could affect the outcome of the Job Corps case and, in turn, the program’s operations.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
5 July 2025
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But the ruling halted enough of the regulations for Planned Parenthood to begin offering procedural abortions again.—
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5 July 2025
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Across Europe, renewables surged dramatically in 2024; the war in Ukraine has pushed the Continent toward controlling its own energy destiny.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
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What’s surprising is the utter disregard — willfully or naively — for blatant flaws in the communist worldview, where Big Government controls our destiny at the expense of a free market that made New York prosperous and appealing to college graduates in the first place.—
Luka Ladan,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Just months after Saint Archer’s demise, though, Japanese brewing behemoth Sapporo bought the county’s largest brewery, Stone.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Nothing screams romance quite like lawmakers vigorously debating legislation or bills meeting their demise as deadlines loom.—
Brittany Carloni,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Verb
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And, naturally, all of that means its hotels are destined to be intimate and comfy, too.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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The company now makes about 1,000 flags per day, with many destined for military funerals, government buildings and patriotic front porches nationwide.—
Olivianna Calmes,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Erik Petersen pleaded guilty to a related charge and was sentenced to 43 months in federal prison on April 29, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
4 July 2025
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Fernandes Anderson is set to be sentenced in federal court on July 29.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Though the verdict is ultimately a win for the defense, Combs' image has been forever changed.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
3 July 2025
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The verdict was a repudiation of the law’s distance from the vernacular of life and real language, of the proceduralism of the legal system.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
3 July 2025
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Vegas went 50-22 last season, but ultimately had the same fate as Toronto, losing in the second round.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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The brutalist federal buildings that have blighted Washington, D.C., for decades deserve the same fate as Carthage after the Third Punic War, and the nation’s capital is finally beginning to move on from these concrete monstrosities.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
29 June 2025
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Impacts were recorded in six locations, but no civilian deaths were reported.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Advertisement On Monday, medical research journal The Lancet estimated that USAID prevented the deaths of more than 90 million people between 2001 to 2021.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
1 July 2025
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“Doom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doom. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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