1
as in destined
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 sentenced
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 doomed
Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Even during a doomed spacecraft's final orbit or two, the margin of error allows for several hours, which translates into thousands of miles of distance due to the speed most re-entering satellites move.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Derided during construction as a doomed waste of money, the Erie Canal paid off its bonds from tolls in one year.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
Lopatin isn’t recreating Blade Runner with his soundtracks as much as Risky Business, pulling us into the subconscious of the Safdies’ manic characters and submerging us in their doomed self-sabotage.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 Dec. 2025
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa will be the first operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), which ran the doomed Fukushima plant.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
Her investigation considers the history of several doomed innocents, beginning with Lana Clarkson, a B-movie queen who was brutally murdered and subsequently conscripted to the annals of true crime.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
His death and the death of his beloved family members was sudden and very public, and that doomed flight will be hard to erase from people’s minds for a while.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
Released in 1997, James Cameron’s Titanic became a pop culture juggernaut, blending sweeping romance with historical tragedy through the love story of Jack and Rose aboard the doomed RMS Titanic.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Paul Miller, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Before long the guano was exhausted, and soil depletion doomed the commercial farms.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
They were doomed to perish in the fires of hell.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
That miss in the middle doomed Denver in regulation.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Mayfield was a top-nine QB through Week 16, but a lethargic finish doomed his final ranking.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Beck’s four interceptions against Louisville doomed the Hurricanes in their first loss, and his overtime interception against SMU sealed their fate in the second.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Otherwise, Pixar is doomed to retreat into the world of sequels and possibly forced to send anything new to streaming.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
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
Adjective
Tech trailed by 20 with a little more than 14 minutes on the clock and looked doomed to get run out of its own building.
—Verb
But if Republican primary voters don’t learn from history, they are doomed to a future of defeat after defeat.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomed
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Owner Jason Boso fixed that, infusing $2 million into the 10-year-old bar on better bathrooms, a covered section of the patio and a re-done kitchen.—
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The very flying machine that now seemed destined to disintegrate in midair with us and the little girl.—
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Majors seemed destined for the ranks of Hollywood's A-list before he was arrested following a 2023 altercation with his then-girlfriend.—
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On Friday, a judge sentenced Robinson to 10 to 12 years in state prison.—
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The judge ultimately sentenced him to serve 33 months.—
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His choices allow the viewer to drink in the intimate details of the ruined world.—
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The Miss Universe Organization has since condemned the behavior and limited Itsaragrisil's role in the competition.—
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The ramp, situated near the Green Line’s Central Station, was condemned by the city in April 2025.—
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With consistent insight, leaders can shift from reactive spending to strategic investing—turning technology from a sunk cost into a competitive advantage.—
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With Aguirre’s plan, the efforts will become a sunk cost.—
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The 1900s residence has four bedrooms and five baths in roughly 2,800 square feet across three levels, plus a finished basement.—
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This session highlights the steps and decisions that shaped the shorts, showing how AI can enhance an artist’s creativity and streamline the path to a finished film.—
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“Doomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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