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as in rulings
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 destinies
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 fates
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 destines
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 sentences
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 dooms
Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Legacy homer dooms Lake Ridge Shayla Gonzalez broke open a 1-1 tie with a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning and Mansfield Legacy hung on to beat Mansfield Lake Ridge 4-3 in a District 3-6A showdown on Tuesday night.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
This leads to the fracture in Catherine and Heathcliff's relationship that dooms them all to ruin.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Without that sense of desperate loneliness, what dooms Frankenstein and the Creature to their deaths?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
In Swan Lake, the ballet this time, the plot furthers this narrative of seduction and manipulation when the black swan Odile dooms Odette, the white swan, to death by heartbreak.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025
Yet, the lack of quality writing and fresh ideas (or even inspired ways to connect to the source material) dooms the project.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
To find the killer, Sherlock Holmes and Watson will have to brave desolate moors before a family curse dooms the newest heirs.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite concerns that failure to be in the blue reading group in first grade dooms a child’s adult options to a career in coal mining (or worse, a lesser UC), both have been completely self-supporting (and not in the coal-mining industry) since graduating from college.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
Sam Altman and Elon Musk have dooms above 10 and into the 20s.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
The message here is not that childhood trauma dooms someone to cancer, says Fuller-Thompson.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Legacy homer dooms Lake Ridge Shayla Gonzalez broke open a 1-1 tie with a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning and Mansfield Legacy hung on to beat Mansfield Lake Ridge 4-3 in a District 3-6A showdown on Tuesday night.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
This leads to the fracture in Catherine and Heathcliff's relationship that dooms them all to ruin.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Without that sense of desperate loneliness, what dooms Frankenstein and the Creature to their deaths?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
In Swan Lake, the ballet this time, the plot furthers this narrative of seduction and manipulation when the black swan Odile dooms Odette, the white swan, to death by heartbreak.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025
Yet, the lack of quality writing and fresh ideas (or even inspired ways to connect to the source material) dooms the project.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
To find the killer, Sherlock Holmes and Watson will have to brave desolate moors before a family curse dooms the newest heirs.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite concerns that failure to be in the blue reading group in first grade dooms a child’s adult options to a career in coal mining (or worse, a lesser UC), both have been completely self-supporting (and not in the coal-mining industry) since graduating from college.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dooms
Noun
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Though judges make determinations on what type of evidence a jury will hear, their rulings are typically open to the public, an important measure for transparency and fairness in the criminal justice system.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Will Chamberlain, senior counsel with the conservative legal advocacy group The Article III Project, said many of the judges who have found violations are ignoring laws that clearly prohibit their rulings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
Noun
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And for all of that time, our destinies as Nations have been interlinked.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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And for all of that time, our destinies as Nations have been interlinked.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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The novel follows three women turned detectives, whose fates were first woven together by their husbands' crimes.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Left Arrow Right Arrow As the 2026 NFL Draft soldiered on through Saturday afternoon, many young men anxiously awaited the news of their fates for the next several years of football.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The case now goes to a hearing scheduled for June 1, where his attorneys will be allowed to argue his life be spared before Munyon formally sentences him.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Seoul Central District Court sentences Yoon to five years in prison for resisting arrest and fabricating the martial law proclamation, the first verdict against Yoon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Playoff series are the epitome of small sample sizes, which is why making sport-changing decisions based on those outcomes makes little sense.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Take a pause before making decisions.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Conceived as a franchise player, with Rebecca Lobo as one of its first marquee players, the Liberty fortunes changed when Joe and Clara Wu Tsai bought the team in 2019 and, yes, relocated them from Westchester to Brooklyn.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Ironically, many donors facing this once-in-a-generation wealth transfer have spent decades making shrewd investment decisions to build their fortunes, only to dispatch their final philanthropic gifts with comparatively little scrutiny.—
Ed Smith-Lewis,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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In 1999, the Bridge Creek–Moore tornado struck the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, causing 41 deaths and nearly 600 injuries; the tornado’s top wind speed of 321 mph was the highest ever recorded on Earth.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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But the business drew scrutiny after 31 sloth deaths in its warehouse facility came to light in reporting from Inside Climate News.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Victim's mother condemns domestic violence In a statement, Beaver's mother, Susan Beaver, said domestic violence affects too many families.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Olson went on to say that the Holy Father, like his predecessors, consistently condemns acts of terrorism, including those sanctioned by Iran and its surrogates in the Middle East.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Dooms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dooms. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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