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noun

plural of doom

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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dooms

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verb

present tense third-person singular of doom

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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Noun

Sam Altman and Elon Musk have dooms above 10 and into the 20s. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025

Verb

This dooms the kingdom to the tyrannical rule of the villainous Priscilla (Nikki Glaser), who swoops in and snatches the throne. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 23 June 2026 Either way, Clark’s decision to deny reality and embrace his monster is what dooms him. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 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

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In other rulings, the IRS has allowed a similar result when an IRA was payable to an estate and the surviving spouse was the sole primary beneficiary of the estate.

— Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Members of the public, perhaps aware only of news stories about court proceedings or statements made to reporters by attorneys, might be surprised by the rulings that result, said Charles Denton, a lecturer at UC Berkeley Law.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of rulings

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Meanwhile, Mirren wants to store her fest statue, which keeps mysteriously appearing next to an Oscar statuette, in its box in a different take on Karlovy Vary winners’ and trophies’ destinies.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
Drawn into a love story with a familiar collaborator as her path intersects with women of different ages and cultural backgrounds, all fighting to take control of their own destinies, Maxine finds herself on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront the choices shaping her life.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 June 2026

Definition of destinies

Noun

While details on season 15 have been kept under wraps, Mayo and Kinney were confirmed as returning to the show for season 15 in May, leaving the fates of most of the cast still in the air.

— Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Their fates are reversing in early trading Thursday, with Micron surging higher and Adobe selling off.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Definition of fates

Verb

The founder's name anchors sentences about the company's achievements.

— Joseph Byrum, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
On March 30, a Paris court convicts Le Pen and other National Rally officials of misusing European Parliament funds, sentences her to prison and bars her from seeking public office for five years with immediate effect.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of sentences

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Of course, bond yields track many factors beyond forecasting FOMC’s decisions, but expectations of rising interests rates can help drive bond yields higher.

— Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
State officials would still make decisions about technology, according to the PERB filing, as the union only asked to provide suggestions.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of decisions

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However, while the railroads were ultimately built, competitors raced to lay parallel tracks to gain market share, and many investors lost their fortunes due to overleverage and mispricing along the way.

— Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Without Hellebuyck, the Jets’ fortunes depend on Cheveldayoff’s ability to squeeze Buffalo or another suitor for an impact player to solidify Winnipeg’s forward group.

— Murat Ates, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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The outlaw country legend issued a rallying cry across his social media channels on Tuesday, sharing a statement that condemns rapidly escalating data center construction across the United States.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
The Illinois Nurses Association strongly condemns Prime’s attempts to permanently close the unit, said Kaitlynd French, who was previously a nurse at the hospital and now works as the union’s staff representative for the nurses there.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

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