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Recent Examples of foregone conclusion
Working from a short story by Isaac Asimov and the novel The Positronic Man, by Asimov and Robert Silverberg, Nicholas Kazan has concocted a surprisingly mechanical screenplay that marches through the decades toward a foregone conclusion without any sense of fun or inventiveness about the future.
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Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Sensitive to losses and suffering, both said they are motivated by the belief that magnitude of destruction this week in Los Angeles and Altadena is not a foregone conclusion.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
However, Crosby is casting a wide shadow of his own for the Penguins — so large that supplanting Lemieux as the Penguins’ assists leader long ago seemed a foregone conclusion.
—Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Full repeal of all existing loan forgiveness programs is not a foregone conclusion, and even if a repeal does happen, current borrowers could be grandfathered in.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Sensitive to losses and suffering, both said they are motivated by the belief that magnitude of destruction this week in Los Angeles and Altadena is not a foregone conclusion.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
However, Crosby is casting a wide shadow of his own for the Penguins — so large that supplanting Lemieux as the Penguins’ assists leader long ago seemed a foregone conclusion.
—Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Full repeal of all existing loan forgiveness programs is not a foregone conclusion, and even if a repeal does happen, current borrowers could be grandfathered in.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foregone conclusion
Noun
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The typical hallmarks of the commercial, crowd-pleasing indie are not the sure things anymore.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
21 Jan. 2025
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Lamoriello has basically structured his front office so that the only real option to replace him is his son, Chris, so any sort of midseason change seems far-fetched, and even an offseason change is no sure thing.—
Sean McIndoe,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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For The Times) Brandon McCoy Jr. netted 20 points, including four of his team’s six slam dunks, and Chris Komin added 15 points to earn MVP for the No. 3 Braves (23-4, 7-2) who stayed atop the Trinity League with one game to go.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Feb. 2025
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And the transition Thompson is trying to achieve isn’t a slam dunk.—
David Bloom,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Ensure the driver has keys or knows the combination for all door locks.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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At the moment, King tries to reassure tariff-wary buyers that putting a deposit on appliances locks in their prices — prices which may rise significantly after tariffs are imposed.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Foregone conclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregone%20conclusion. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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