dooms
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of dooms
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“That dooms plaintiffs’ standing here,” the Justice Department wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2025
This balancing sometimes dooms legislative changes, even when they have large budgetary effects.
From Slate ● May 29, 2025
"If you’re stuck in the past, that usually dooms a partnership."
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2025
Navy, where toasting with water is essentially banned, as it dooms the toaster to a watery grave.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
Lack of any single required characteristic dooms efforts at domestication, just as it dooms efforts at building a happy marriage.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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