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as in ruling
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
the judge solemnly pronounced his doom before a hushed courtroom
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as in destiny
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
it was her doom to be haunted by the memory of that terrible day
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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
met his doom at the hands of a rampaging rhinoceros
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as in to destine
to determine the fate of in advance
the actor felt that he was doomed to be forever remembered for that one terrible performance
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as in to sentence
to impose a judicial punishment on
doomed the murderer to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of doom
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
In fact, Swift may be one big solar storm away from doom if the sun fires off a major storm before Katalyst's Link can reach it.
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Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
27 June 2026
Turnovers, missed shots and bad execution doomed Golden State for much of the night.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
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Noun
None of this means a single bad-smell day signals doom.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
In fact, Swift may be one big solar storm away from doom if the sun fires off a major storm before Katalyst's Link can reach it.
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Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
Verb
Twentieth Century Fox had bet big on a blockbuster hit, but a real-life tragedy four months earlier ensured the film was doomed to be an also-ran at the box office.
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Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
27 June 2026
Turnovers, missed shots and bad execution doomed Golden State for much of the night.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doom
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While the Supreme Court ruling focused specifically on cases in West Virginia and Idaho, it is expected to have far-reaching implications for those additional 25 states — and possibly more if other states pursue similar legislation.
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In a 6-3 ruling split along ideological lines, the Supreme Court determined that federal caps on coordinated spending between candidates and political parties violate constitutional free speech protections.
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In August 1781, a couple of months before the end of the war, Sedgwick and his co-counsel, a law professor named Tapping Reeve, appeared in the Great Barrington Inferior Court of Common Pleas, a small wooden building where a jury would decide the destinies of Freeman and Brom.
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Afterward, shareholders captured nearly all the gains—a conscious reallocation, not market destiny.
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Windows Central, however, notes that the demise of the Surface Go is not related to the RAM crunch.
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But the spirit in which the challenge was launched was admirable and rooted in the fierce competitiveness that both made the SWC fun and perpetuated its demise.
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The Detroit Tigers’ winning run stood at first base in the bottom of the ninth inning of a 3-3 game when Matt Vierling’s line drive seemed destined for the left-center field gap in Comerica Park’s expansive outfield.
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Bolstered by a $10 million advertising campaign, the works were destined to be shown in a series of one hundred and fifty exhibitions and events intended to counter Americans’ derisive views of Mexico.
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Kohberger later pleaded guilty to four counts of murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release on hate crime charges.
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At the end of a two-week trial, the verdict went strongly in favor of Maria Avila, who was viciously attacked by Hades, a 200-pound Caucasian shepherd owned by Brown, while emptying trash outside the singer’s Tarzana, California house.
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The honest version of this story sets a threshold rather than a verdict.
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Diaz said the fate of the next 250 years for the United States is dependent on how adults prepare the next generation to take on the mantle.
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The deal brings to a close a legal battle that dragged in the courts over several years between Yale New Haven Health and Prospect Medical Holdings concerning the fate of Prospect’s three Connecticut hospitals.
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Benning's cause of death was a fatal combination of a large amount of cocaine dissolved in alcohol, medical examiners testified during Taylor's trial.
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According to a Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner death investigation report obtained by USA TODAY on July 1, Ransone's brother told an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department that the actor had a history of suicidal ideation.
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“Doom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doom. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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