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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
Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Beyond the budding relationship, Richards also noticed that some of Von Mierer’s predictions of disaster and doom at the end of the millennium weren’t exactly happening.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 2 June 2026
David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
The asteroid impact that doomed the dinosaurs may also have built one of Earth's longest-lasting underground ecosystems.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 June 2026
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Noun
But beyond the doom and gloom, China’s soccer future may no longer depend solely on top-down ambition.
—Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Beyond the budding relationship, Richards also noticed that some of Von Mierer’s predictions of disaster and doom at the end of the millennium weren’t exactly happening.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 2 June 2026
Verb
My book discussion this week will be 1873 by Liaquat Ahamed, an economic history of the crisis of that year, the financial crisis of that year, and of the long deflation that followed and that helped to doom the Reconstruction hopes that are encapsulated in the Fourteenth Amendment.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
The asteroid impact that doomed the dinosaurs may also have built one of Earth's longest-lasting underground ecosystems.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doom
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With the recent high court ruling against his International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) duties barely in the rearview, this path may be less than appealing to the Commander in Chief.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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The preliminary ruling came in a case flagged by The Decoder, where two publishers found that Google’s AI Overviews incorrectly linked them to scams and other sketchy business practices.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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The Knicks before Monday night were a fever dream marching towards destiny.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Colman Domingo as Hugo Wakefield, a once devoted believer in Wardex’s mission but now a man desperately trying to guide Kellner and Fairchild to their destiny.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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Fans of Mays’ recall that his character on the FX gritty urban drama Snowfall, Kevin Hamilton, also suffered an accidental demise.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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Griffin flew sixteen people to Houston on a chartered jet to interview hundreds of Enron’s employees during that company’s demise.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The New York Knicks pulled off the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history on Wednesday to go up 3-1 in a series that now seems destined to deliver them the first championship in over half a century.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Images of that two-finger tap feel destined to adorn childhood bedrooms, subway cars and billboards for decades.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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Along with the 15 years to life prison sentence, Teahan was sentenced to an additional six years in prison for a conviction on related drug charges.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Oslo, NorwayReuters — The stepson of Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon was found guilty on Monday of rape and domestic violence and sentenced to four years in prison after a seven-week trial that has further dented the royal family’s once picture-perfect image.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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The insurrection verdict has been appealed by both Yoon and prosecutors, who had sought the death penalty.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Just a week after the collapse of the Broadview Six case, a jury in Spokane, Washington, returned guilty verdicts in a similar conspiracy case against anti-ICE protesters, which the district’s chief prosecutor had resigned rather than pursue.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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Labour’s popularity has fallen accordingly, in echoes of the fate suffered by the center-right Conservative Party.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Only one of those convictions was the result of a case that went to trial, and the fate of that defendant, Carson David Schewe, was left to the jury.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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The circumstances surrounding Aponte's death remain under investigation.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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This death marks the 58th homicide in Kansas City in 2026, compared to 71 at this time last year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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“Doom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doom. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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