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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
Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
That binary choice is one that could spell the doom of the astonishingly successful mutual defense agreement that was founded in 1949 and shepherded wealth and stability across North America and Europe in the post-World War II era.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Jay King, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The revelation of deep human ties, the belief that we are all equally chosen, doomed Liuzzo, Good, and Pretti, as revelation so often does.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The premium fell a result of institutional investor fear that Strategy’s leverage would create a doom loop of selling its Bitcoin holding to raise cash to meet its financial obligations.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
That binary choice is one that could spell the doom of the astonishingly successful mutual defense agreement that was founded in 1949 and shepherded wealth and stability across North America and Europe in the post-World War II era.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
That didn’t mean they were doomed, though, no matter what the skeptics said.
—Jay King, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The revelation of deep human ties, the belief that we are all equally chosen, doomed Liuzzo, Good, and Pretti, as revelation so often does.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doom
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The ruling against Kim was made about three weeks before the court delivers its verdict on a rebellion charge against Yoon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Both prosecutors and Kim’s team can appeal the ruling.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Their thinking is that a win-loss record is not destiny.—
Richard Kestenbaum,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Pawel’s view was that we are all born innocent, and things happen to people to shape their destinies.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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The demise of the Mercedes and the investigations that followed generated reams of paperwork, which now told Dooley the rest of the story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Since the demise of the deputy executive director, New Jersey has, by informal agreement, selected the chairman of the Port’s board.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Discussing artificial intelligence, which should prove a major driver of the automation side of the business going forward, Kapur said that Honeywell has the data across industries needed to train AIs destined for an oil refinery, or a life sciences facility, or a hospital.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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After seeming destined for relegation all season, West Ham United has suddenly found winning form.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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An Aurora man was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday for driving his car into oncoming traffic while drunk in 2023 and killing another driver.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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He was sentenced to the maximum penalty of five years and is currently serving his sentence in a Florida prison.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The ruling against Kim was made about three weeks before the court delivers its verdict on a rebellion charge against Yoon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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On the fourth day of deliberations on June 18, the jury finally reached a verdict and acquitted her of the murder charges.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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The mass shooting killed fewer than 100 people altogether but ultimately sealed the fate of the Shah’s foundering regime.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The elaborate nature of the burial site, adorned with a handwoven shell cap atop the boy’s head, along with shells, knives and all sorts of other ritual objects, may have been intended to ward off future evil events like the one that sealed this boy’s fate.—
Sara Novak,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
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The preliminary cause of death was multiple sharp-force injuries.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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He was condemned for the April 1998 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend, Glenda Dennise Hayslip, 39, and her new boyfriend, Darren Keith Cain, 30, at the woman's suburban Houston apartment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Doom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doom. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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