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as in ruling
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 destiny
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 demise
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 to destine
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 to sentence
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 doom
Alex Ross, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The dub veterans bring out the best in each other with a collaborative album that balances lumbering doom with spacey ambience.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2025
Jp Mangalindan, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Some prominent critics blamed American socialists for their own marginality or viewed their cause as doomed by conditions particular to the nation’s history.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
In the absence of a fixed soundtrack, hundreds of alternatives have been devised, variously, by classical composers, film composers, rock bands, doom-metal groups, jazz ensembles, and noise collectives.
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Like the great tragic heroines, Marissa isn’t driven by vengeance but by inevitability, by the realization that the love that once sustained her family has also doomed it.
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He was granted release from detention during the short window when federal judges issued rulings that blocked ICE from deporting Venezuelans with TPS such as himself.—
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Multiple studies, bipartisan election officials, and court rulings across the country have found fraud rates measured not in percentages, but in fractions of a fraction of a percent.—
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Maybe Buffalo is a team of destiny, but this feels like an ambush in waiting.—
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Like many great genres, cumbia rebajada was born from the collision of accident and destiny.—
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Mosley challenged his team to take care of the basketball and play with better energy and effort from the jump — two key factors that led to Orlando‘s demise at Washington.—
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Injuries played a big role in the team’s demise, especially on the offensive line.—
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Listen now to hear more about this month’s bake that is destined to wow!—
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That Disneyland was destined to be the biggest bust in Hollywood history.—
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In July 2025, Rice pleaded guilty to two felony charges and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years' probation, reports ESPN.—
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Braddy was convicted and sentenced to death at his trial nine years after the grisly crime.—
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As outrage over the verdict catalyzed activist campaigns into criminalizing spousal rape in every state (only achieved, with many loopholes, in 1993) the town of Salem, Oregon just wanted to move on.—
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In October 2025, a Florida appeals court overturned that verdict.—
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Discussion over the fate of Medicaid expansion dominated the 2025 session.—
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Then there’s litigation and regulation that could drive the payout even higher — or lower — depending on fate of lawsuits and the red tape-making before state agencies that are drafting administrative rules.—
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Fuentes is facing one count of leaving the scene of an accident involving death.—
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Sandoval had not been charged as of Thursday in the teen’s death, according to police.—
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“Doom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doom. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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