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Recent Examples of doomy On the one hand, the music nestled alongside the doomy Goth rock of the Cure and Siouxie and the Banshees. David Chiu, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 The book is narrated by a woman left to raise Renata, the dull and doomy teen-age daughter of a philandering husband who has abandoned them. Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024 On the one hand, the music nestled alongside the doomy Goth rock of the Cure and Siouxie and the Banshees. David Chiu, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 The book is narrated by a woman left to raise Renata, the dull and doomy teen-age daughter of a philandering husband who has abandoned them. Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024 James joined local band Death, adding free-ranging alto sax solos to its doomy sound derived from the Stooges and the Velvet Underground. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024 The song begins with a jangly blues guitar lick before kicking into a doomy metal riff that sounds custom built for Osbourne’s voice. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024 There were doomy, crashing chords, relentless drumming, a pounding keyboard, and some vigorous tambourine. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024 An ancient fear of pirates, especially, in the glassless porthole windows (small, to attract less attention) that seem like vigilant, doomy eyes. Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomy
Adjective
  • If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
  • In another ominous sign, inventory levels have risen +1.7%.
    Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Academy Award winner looks sinister and well-suited as a leader in some kind of underground workspace (one that resembles a NASA control room and the like).
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 June 2025
  • But those few seconds don’t erase all the fleeting, sinister impressions that came before — and that turn out not to have been fleeting, after all.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 June 2025
  • Feras Hamdan, 36, of Westlake, Ohio, is awaiting a court appearance on an aggravated menacing charge after voluntarily surrendering with an attorney present, according to a news release from police in Rocky River, a Cleveland suburb.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 20 June 2025

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“Doomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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