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as in destining
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 sentencing
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 dooming
The Philadelphia Phillies slugger did exactly that in the second inning with two on and two out, taking a 92 MPH fastball 418 feet into the right field seats, dooming the Mets in a 6-2 loss Sunday night.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
The vessel split in two and sank within minutes, dooming most of the Allied prisoners trapped below deck.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
In the year 2027 (which is somehow just one year from now, please stop, passage of time), Children of Men imagines a world where women have been infertile for years, dooming humanity to a slow extinction.
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Grace Dean,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
If that’s true, then the YIMBY activists pushing for zoning reforms around the country are making a terrible mistake, dooming themselves to repeating California’s failed experiment.
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Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Just more than a minute after ignition, the ruptured booster caused the shuttle’s giant external fuel tank to explode, tearing the vehicle to pieces over the ocean and dooming all seven astronauts.
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2026
The Vikings outgained the Cowboys, 311 to 183 yards, but committed five turnovers, dooming the home team to defeat.
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Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
25 Dec. 2025
Eberle deposited the puck into the vacated cage with 35 seconds to play, dooming the Ducks with his second goal of the night.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
23 Dec. 2025
For the third time this year, the Aggies were gashed on a crucial drive, dooming them to a 10-3 loss Saturday to the Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff.
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Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Dec. 2025
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
The vessel split in two and sank within minutes, dooming most of the Allied prisoners trapped below deck.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
In the year 2027 (which is somehow just one year from now, please stop, passage of time), Children of Men imagines a world where women have been infertile for years, dooming humanity to a slow extinction.
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Grace Dean,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
If that’s true, then the YIMBY activists pushing for zoning reforms around the country are making a terrible mistake, dooming themselves to repeating California’s failed experiment.
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Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Just more than a minute after ignition, the ruptured booster caused the shuttle’s giant external fuel tank to explode, tearing the vehicle to pieces over the ocean and dooming all seven astronauts.
—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2026
The Vikings outgained the Cowboys, 311 to 183 yards, but committed five turnovers, dooming the home team to defeat.
—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
25 Dec. 2025
Eberle deposited the puck into the vacated cage with 35 seconds to play, dooming the Ducks with his second goal of the night.
—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
23 Dec. 2025
For the third time this year, the Aggies were gashed on a crucial drive, dooming them to a 10-3 loss Saturday to the Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff.
—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Dec. 2025
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Although Anglican churches in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, and New Zealand began ordaining women as priests as early as the 1970s, the Church of Nigeria resisted such developments.
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Wednesday is sentencing day for Rex Heuermann, long the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case that has loomed over Long Island for more than three decades.
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This week, a jury in McKinney, Texas convicted 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony of murder, sentencing him to 35 years in prison for the killing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in April 2025.
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Kansas City’s police union showed support for a motorcycle officer who was involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon, condemning the act of violence and saying it was not tied to the World Cup.
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Additionally, Sheikh Murat Suleimanov, Mufti of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine, posted a video on his Facebook page condemning the Russian attack on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
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“Dooming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dooming. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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