foregone conclusion
noun
1
: a conclusion that has preceded argument or examination
2
: an inevitable result : certainty
the victory was a foregone conclusion
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The 1,500 meters is often prone to jockeying and seesawing tactics, so no qualification is a foregone conclusion.
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Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 29 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
Manfred has said multiple times that offseason lockouts are a norm in professional sports, a point the union has taken to mean a lockout in baseball is a foregone conclusion come December 2026.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 10 July 2025
What was once a foregone conclusion starts to feel like a pressure cooker.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
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Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 29 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
Manfred has said multiple times that offseason lockouts are a norm in professional sports, a point the union has taken to mean a lockout in baseball is a foregone conclusion come December 2026.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 10 July 2025
What was once a foregone conclusion starts to feel like a pressure cooker.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foregone conclusion
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“Foregone conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foregone%20conclusion. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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