Thesaurus results for FOREDOOM

foredoom

verb

(ˌ)fȯr-ˈdüm

Definition of foredoom

as in to doom

to determine the fate of in advance since the dawn of the ages he was foredoomed to become king one day

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The would-be scammer positions themself as a sort of financial guru, seeking to convince victims that following their advice will insulate their victims from the global financial collapse that is sure to doom most everyone else.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
Those are the type of numbers that doomed the Sixers for most of the last 10 years.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of doom

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Some may remember the surveys in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election when Hilary Clinton was destined to be the nation’s first female president.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
The tables are mostly waiting zones for people ordering takeout, destined for a lunch in Gas Works Park, the nearby brewery taprooms, or just back to the surrounding tech offices.

— Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of destine

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As Godard portrayed it, the Greek epic was almost fated to attract and stump the most ambitious directors of our time, something that The New Yorker recently explored on the eve of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Like Jonah, Jay confronts the possibility that divine will, fate, or whatever governs the universe cannot be outrun.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fate

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The organization has taken recent steps to refocus its efforts on attracting younger women to the priesthood, said Burke, who was ordained in 2017.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
He was ordained in 2018 after studies at the University of Dallas and Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

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