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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2
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
Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
But without empathy, responsibility, agency, and free will he is doomed to remain a wooden facsimile.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
That television moment underscored a fatal flaw of Harris’ campaign that doomed her election bid – an inability to separate herself from an unpopular president whose approval ratings have hovered around 40% for most of his four years in the White House.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
The measure is doomed to fail in the divided House.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
And those who don’t learn from the history of this business are usually doomed to repeat it.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Too much individual play at times has doomed the Hornets during this rough patch.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2025
Just thirty days remain until humanity is doomed to extinction.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Turbine-smooth and powerful, the rotary was also notoriously failure-prone due to unreliable rotor seals that ultimately doomed NSU—and the engine generally.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
An away victory would have doomed Peru completely but now the race to qualify, for that play-off spot at least, is back on.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
But without empathy, responsibility, agency, and free will he is doomed to remain a wooden facsimile.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
That television moment underscored a fatal flaw of Harris’ campaign that doomed her election bid – an inability to separate herself from an unpopular president whose approval ratings have hovered around 40% for most of his four years in the White House.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
The measure is doomed to fail in the divided House.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
And those who don’t learn from the history of this business are usually doomed to repeat it.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Too much individual play at times has doomed the Hornets during this rough patch.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2025
Just thirty days remain until humanity is doomed to extinction.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Turbine-smooth and powerful, the rotary was also notoriously failure-prone due to unreliable rotor seals that ultimately doomed NSU—and the engine generally.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomed
Verb
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The two floors dedicated to offices — including Martin’s personal one — as well as a basement space destined to content production and the brand’s archives are also undergoing the finishing touches.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The story served as a resolution to help prove that America was unique and not destined to experience the interminable rivalries and miseries of the Old World.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Her kids will be condemned to doing worse throughout their entire lives.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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That treaty made Egypt the first Arab country to formally recognize the state of Israel, a move condemned by other Arab nations but which led to demilitarization of the Sinai Peninsula that lies between Israel and Egypt.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The sunk cost fallacy, for example, can lead companies to continue investing in maintaining a physical office space, despite the benefits of remote work.—
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky,
Forbes,
6 Feb. 2023
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The sunk cost fallacy is a bias that behavioral economists say can cause a person to stick with a losing investment.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
22 Mar. 2022
Adjective
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While the raw jade material in her jewelry is from Myanmar, the finished products are imported from China.—
Hannah Lang and Judith Langowski,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Canadiens are not a finished product, far from it, but this represents an important step for one of the youngest teams in the league, one that had grown tired of losing and decided to do something about it.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Doomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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