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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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And a fluke goal doomed SKC to a 2-1 loss in the dying minutes.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
But if the court kills Boulder’s case, that could doom the others, handing a major victory to oil companies.

— New York Times, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of doom

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Some survive because treatment works, not because the cancer was detected earlier; others survive because they were overdiagnosed (diagnosed with a cancer not destined to cause symptoms or death).

— H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
If not, they are destined to bow out much earlier than anyone wants.

— Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of destine

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City leaders never expected Sunrise Mall was fated for a sports complex, but that ethos — of being flexible and pitching the city to fill gaps in the market — will help bring in new businesses, Middleton said.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
His path toward becoming a designer was weird, but probably fated if what happened next was any indication.

— Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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