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
Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … THAT SETTLES IT — Archaeologists crack 'Spanish Roanoke' mystery with haunting find from doomed colony.
—FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
In it, Henry and those close to her discuss the doomed relationship.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
After thrashing the doomed Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 on the opening weekend, City were played off the pitch by Thomas Frank’s Tottenham Hotspur and then had no answer to Brighton & Hove Albion’s second-half push.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The life jacket was worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, who was traveling in first class on the doomed luxury liner.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
But Buckle Up does still dream of sunlight, and its doomed simulation makes for a tragic, twisted sort of beauty.
—Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2026
On June 16, 1989, 250,000 people gathered in Heroes’ Square for the ceremonial reburial of Imre Nagy, the prime minister who was executed after leading Hungary during the doomed 1956 revolution against the Soviets.
—Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
After a crash course in evangelical social media strategy and a hefty investment from her father-in-law, determined Natalie turns their doomed ranch — Caleb can’t stop killing cows — into a successful facsimile of the perfect life.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Sawe having to lead for more than 10 miles should have doomed him.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
When individuals with power to facilitate the development of new technologies—for example, members of the powerful French Académie—fail to believe in the possibility of the new ideas presented to them, technology (read society) is doomed to stagnate.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
The answer doomed him to further beatings—but that was not the point.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The early struggles doomed Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to backup.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
There was just a severe lack of originality that doomed Zero from the get-go.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The Penguins were doomed by an 0 for 5 effort on the power play in Game 2 and Crosby went scoreless in Pittsburgh.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Half Man is largely dour and colorless, doomed from beginning to end.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
More recently, Nvidia's doomed effort to acquire the British chip designer Arm Holdings encountered regulatory scrutiny across multiple jurisdictions, including China, before collapsing under the weight of geopolitical and competition concerns.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … THAT SETTLES IT — Archaeologists crack 'Spanish Roanoke' mystery with haunting find from doomed colony.
—FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
In it, Henry and those close to her discuss the doomed relationship.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
After thrashing the doomed Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 on the opening weekend, City were played off the pitch by Thomas Frank’s Tottenham Hotspur and then had no answer to Brighton & Hove Albion’s second-half push.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The life jacket was worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, who was traveling in first class on the doomed luxury liner.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
But Buckle Up does still dream of sunlight, and its doomed simulation makes for a tragic, twisted sort of beauty.
—Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2026
On June 16, 1989, 250,000 people gathered in Heroes’ Square for the ceremonial reburial of Imre Nagy, the prime minister who was executed after leading Hungary during the doomed 1956 revolution against the Soviets.
—Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
After a crash course in evangelical social media strategy and a hefty investment from her father-in-law, determined Natalie turns their doomed ranch — Caleb can’t stop killing cows — into a successful facsimile of the perfect life.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
If these two aren’t banging out and seemingly not hanging out, then this was doomed way before the summer started.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Sawe having to lead for more than 10 miles should have doomed him.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
When individuals with power to facilitate the development of new technologies—for example, members of the powerful French Académie—fail to believe in the possibility of the new ideas presented to them, technology (read society) is doomed to stagnate.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
The answer doomed him to further beatings—but that was not the point.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The early struggles doomed Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to backup.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
There was just a severe lack of originality that doomed Zero from the get-go.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The Penguins were doomed by an 0 for 5 effort on the power play in Game 2 and Crosby went scoreless in Pittsburgh.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Half Man is largely dour and colorless, doomed from beginning to end.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomed
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Working under sunny skies, the group harvested hundreds of pounds of oranges destined for distribution through the Food Banks’ network of partner agencies, a news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The property looks destined to become home to the annual philanthropic project, which has raised more than $21 million for the San Francisco University High School Financial Aid Programs.—
David Nash,
Architectural Digest,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hitchcock later recanted his confession and said his brother killed Cindy, but he was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Horner’s mother was one of the first defense witnesses to testify last week as Horner’s lawyers try to convince the jury that he should be sentenced to life in prison without parole instead of the death penalty.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His choices allow the viewer to drink in the intimate details of the ruined world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Putin and Netanyahu were condemned for their nations’ invasions of Ukraine and Gaza, respectively.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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El Gamal, who divorced Soliman after his arrest, has condemned the Boulder attack and said the family had no knowledge of any plans for it.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Once a team trades draft capital to acquire or retain a star, those picks become sunk costs.—
Spencer Harrison,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Stress and resentment often builds within relationships driven by sunk cost thinking, which increases within the relationship.—
Gabrielle Kassel,
SELF,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Ghirardelli said no illnesses have been reported and its own testing has not identified contamination in the finished products.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Add Cabinetry Nothing makes a laundry room look more finished and curated quite like adding cabinetry.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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