as in sure thing
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Recent Examples of foregone conclusion
Investors should take notice, too, wrote Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid in a note to clients this morning, instead of treating a September cut as a foregone conclusion.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
An agreement is far from a foregone conclusion, though, with Leipzig wanting a fee of €75million (£65m; $85.8m) plus add-ons as well as a sell-on percentage for any deal for Sesko.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Executions are not guaranteed An execution – or even a death sentence – is not a foregone conclusion, even in high-profile, notorious cases like the one in Idaho.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Sheinbaum’s Morena party, along with allies, control both houses of Mexico’s Congress, so the plan’s passage is considered a foregone conclusion.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
An agreement is far from a foregone conclusion, though, with Leipzig wanting a fee of €75million (£65m; $85.8m) plus add-ons as well as a sell-on percentage for any deal for Sesko.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Executions are not guaranteed An execution – or even a death sentence – is not a foregone conclusion, even in high-profile, notorious cases like the one in Idaho.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Sheinbaum’s Morena party, along with allies, control both houses of Mexico’s Congress, so the plan’s passage is considered a foregone conclusion.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for foregone conclusion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foregone conclusion
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This is certainly a pretty significant update considering Irving is planning to use extreme caution with his rehab process, even saying earlier this offseason that a return before the 2025-26 NBA Playoffs is no sure thing.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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But qualifying for an exception is no sure thing and may need to clear legal hurdles.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Olkaria should have been a slam dunk.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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This is going to be a slam dunk for him.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Metal balls on the ends of the cables have long slots that the different handles' clips click into, and large buttons that release the locks on those slots.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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And now Mahomes has nearly surpassed all of Aikman’s career stats, which would seem to make the Chiefs quarterback a lock for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Foregone conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregone%20conclusion. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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