as in sure thing
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Recent Examples of foregone conclusion
The end of American democracy is not a foregone conclusion, despite the unprecedented rate of its decline.
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Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2025
In business, stress is a foregone conclusion.
—Bo Howard, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
And Democrats seem all too eager to make his job easier by choosing the side whose loss is a foregone conclusion.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The idea of every team playing a game in a foreign country each season seems a foregone conclusion when an 18th regular-season game is added.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foregone conclusion
Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2025
In business, stress is a foregone conclusion.
—Bo Howard, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
And Democrats seem all too eager to make his job easier by choosing the side whose loss is a foregone conclusion.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The idea of every team playing a game in a foreign country each season seems a foregone conclusion when an 18th regular-season game is added.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foregone conclusion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foregone conclusion
Noun
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But none represent sure things for the Yankees next season, and Peralta is as sure a thing as any team could acquire this winter.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Regular playing time became less of a sure thing.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But Powell went to great lengths in his post-meeting news conference Wednesday to dispel the notion that the reduction, which would be the third since September, is a slam dunk.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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An honest slam dunk in the lip category.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kardashian shared images on Instagram of herself sporting the blonde locks, yellow plaid skirt and blazer and white knee-high socks worn by Alicia Silverstone's character, Cher, in the iconic 1995 movie.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Think of it like putting a lock on your front door.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Foregone conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregone%20conclusion. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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