as in to doom
to determine the fate of in advance
since the dawn of the ages he was foredoomed to become king one day
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Only doomed bottom pair Burnley (five points) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (six points) have a worse record over the corresponding period.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Even with Curry in the lineup, the Warriors know this season is doomed as things currently stand.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Her subsequent eviction from the Beguines leads to her accepting the Bishop’s offer of sanctuary—as an anchorite, destined to live out her days in a tiny stone outcropping.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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France's High Commission in French Polynesia The prosecutor's office did not bring charges so as not to burden the local court with a case of drug trafficking not destined for French Polynesia itself.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Born in the small town of Mallard, Louisiana, a set of identical twins are fated for opposite lives.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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Could Sharks-Hawks be hockey’s next great rivalry, fated to meet in the Western Conference final time and time again?—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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There is nothing divinely ordained here.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Hicks was ordained as a priest May 21, 1994, in the Archdiocese of Chicago.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Foredoom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foredoom. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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