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dooms 1 of 2

noun

plural of doom

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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dooms

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verb

present tense third-person singular of doom

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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Noun

Sam Altman and Elon Musk have dooms above 10 and into the 20s. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025

Verb

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 The message here is not that childhood trauma dooms someone to cancer, says Fuller-Thompson. — Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Apr. 2026 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 Either way, Clark’s decision to deny reality and embrace his monster is what dooms him. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 This dooms the kingdom to the tyrannical rule of the villainous Priscilla (Nikki Glaser), who swoops in and snatches the throne. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 23 June 2026 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 Legacy homer dooms Lake Ridge Shayla Gonzalez broke open a 1-1 tie with a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning and Mansfield Legacy hung on to beat Mansfield Lake Ridge 4-3 in a District 3-6A showdown on Tuesday night. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The Supreme Court's immigration rulings have largely allowed Trump to decide who can enter the United States and who must leave.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
While condo association boards often have the authority to approve or deny sales, the prior circuit and appellate court rulings concluding the community’s documents do not grant it that authority may ultimately be reaffirmed in these current cases.

— Nicole R. Kurtz, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of rulings

Noun

Meanwhile, Mirren wants to store her fest statue, which keeps mysteriously appearing next to an Oscar statuette, in its box in a different take on Karlovy Vary winners’ and trophies’ destinies.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
Drawn into a love story with a familiar collaborator as her path intersects with women of different ages and cultural backgrounds, all fighting to take control of their own destinies, Maxine finds herself on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront the choices shaping her life.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 June 2026

Definition of destinies

Noun

As the book published, the two wanted to know the fates of some of the US pilots lost in combat in Thailand, including McKinney.

— Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
As the pressure builds on Putin, elites around him are thinking about their own fates, and finding the likes of Aleksandr Lunin to voice their fears.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of fates

Verb

A student can ask what claim the file appears to make, where the evidence is thin, which sentences sound inflated, and which lines could have been written by almost any strong applicant.

— Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Charming sentences to find in a book by the sitting vice president of the United States!

— Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

Definition of sentences

Noun

The coach also praised his players for keeping their emotions in check after the red card and other decisions by the officiating crew.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Key indicators include how teams handle uncertainty, genuinely challenge each other, learn from failures, and base decisions on current realities.

— Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of decisions

Noun

This immediate impact highlights how a change of scenery can transform a player's fortunes, suggesting the Phillies may have overlooked his potential.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The term describes the growing fortunes of America's top earners, while low- and middle-income earners are failing to keep up.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of fortunes

Noun

In 2024, roughly 48,800 Americans died by suicide, a slight decrease from the peak of nearly 49,500 deaths in this manner in 2022.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The Consumer Product Safety Commission also estimated that, in 2024, there were approximately 14,700 fireworks injuries and 11 deaths, marking a 50% increase over the year before.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Definition of deaths

Verb

Victim's mother condemns domestic violence In a statement, Beaver's mother, Susan Beaver, said domestic violence affects too many families.

— JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Olson went on to say that the Holy Father, like his predecessors, consistently condemns acts of terrorism, including those sanctioned by Iran and its surrogates in the Middle East.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026

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