foredoomed

verb

past tense of foredoom
as in destined
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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  1. destined
  2. doomed
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  • Meanwhile, its tough targets for sales of EVs look destined to fall well short of the mandate that all new sedans and SUVs purchased in 2035 shall be all-electric.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • If James’ defection seems destined to peel casual NBA viewers away from the Lake Show, the subsequent heightened interest for the teams repping the I-95 megalopolis should go a long way toward helping shore up the league’s national deliveries.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of destined
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  • What ultimately doomed the plan was not simply opposition, but the breadth and speed of that opposition.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • We were probably doomed to have a good portion of the population poking whatever holes there were to find in James’ decision.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 31 July 2026
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“Foredoomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foredoomed. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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