DOA

Or D.O.A.

1. dead on arrival.

DOA

abbreviation

1. dead on arrival

Example Sentences

If he corrals his slim majority and the bill does pass, it’s DOA in the Senate.

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“FDA has been disregarding the law by permitting these long-established carcinogens to be added to food,” Maria Doa, senior director for chemicals policy at Environmental Defense Fund, said in a statement to Quality Assurance.

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The three other gals — Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor and Isabela Merced — well, they were clearly cast for a potential future standalone film, which has to be DOA at this point.

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Doa, the former EPA scientist who worked at the agency for three decades, said she had never known the EPA to misidentify a source of pollution in a consent order.

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"I had never seen a 1-in-4 risk before this, let alone a 1.3-in-1," said Doa.

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When To Use

What does DOA mean?

DOA stands for dead on arrival. Outside of law enforcement and hospitals, DOA is used figuratively for a hopeless situation or something doomed from the start.How is DOA pronounced?[ dee-oh-ey ]