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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
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
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Sam Altman and Elon Musk have dooms above 10 and into the 20s. —Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
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Months after being fired, the former immigration judge followed one final case back to the Guatemalan mountains — carrying flowers, questions and the weight of one of his last rulings.— Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
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These rulings enable our client to present his case at a jury trial, now scheduled for October of this year.— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
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Twelve destinies searching for peace and belonging, while the house remains a haven through decades of turmoil.— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
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But Calle, like any writer, sketches her characters and frames their destinies.— Elisa Wouk Almino Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Mantello has chosen to have different actors play the young Biff (Joaquin Consuelos) and the young Happy (Jake Termine), sharpening the contrast between their potential and their fates.— Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Dahl’s books are fanciful and imaginative, but also dark, cynical, and mean (and, unfortunately, often reflected his real-life ugliness), spinning stories in which gruesome and unpleasant fates befell rotten kids, and adults were frequently selfish, cruel, and not to be trusted.— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
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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
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His trip to Old Trafford for the Leeds United match will have left him contemplating the more difficult decisions ahead.— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Should such programming be rated differently or contain relevant descriptions so that parents can make informed decisions?— Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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Wall Street’s fortunes have changed in recent weeks as the United States and Iran have entered a ceasefire and oil prices have pulled back from trading above $100 per barrel.— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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Its attacks on private property and exertion of state control over industry have caused its economic fortunes to fall behind its neighbors.— Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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No deaths have been reported from the severe weather and tornado outbreak.— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
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Among the victims were two boys, ages 12 and 14, whose deaths have rattled their community in Northeast Washington and prompted broader fears about an uptick in gun violence that typically unfolds in warmer weather.— Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Yamal condemns anti-Muslim chants Spain signed off for the World Cup on Tuesday with a 0-0 draw against Egypt.— Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Pappas’ report, released Monday morning, condemns political leaders — many of them Democrats like herself — for exploiting loopholes in a state law designed to limit real estate tax increases.— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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