dooming

present participle of doom

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dooming Consider the two-year cycle of Moore’s Law, which changed the world and inspired new corporate giants while dooming others. Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025 While in most places these efforts succeeded in the short term, over time the lived realities—particularly the everyday violence—of military rule undermined support for the royal cause, dooming efforts to resuscitate the British Empire in America. Time, 9 Oct. 2025 The vote was conducted by secret ballot; two Republicans voted against her, dooming her effort. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dooming
Verb
  • Even after those verdicts, sentencing for two of the defendants stalled for months — and in one case, more than two years — amid claims of ineffective lawyering and health problems.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Both asked the judge to consider their trial testimony before sentencing Combs.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Today, scientists, influencers, advocates and politicians are publicly condemning ultraprocessed foods.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Back in February, Ty released a statement to his Instagram Story about condemning hate speech, which many tied to West’s antisemitic rhetoric.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Dooming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dooming. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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