dooming

verb

present participle of doom
1
as in destining
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 sentencing
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 dooming Nuñez gave up a home run to Mike Yastrzemski in the seventh, and Austin Riley followed with one of his own, ultimately dooming the Mets. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 She’s lost Luke to Kronos, dooming them to fight on opposing sides of a war dividing the demigods. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Is the party genuinely rebuilding itself or are progressives dooming the Dems for what could have been a midterm rout? — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 14 July 2026 This evidence is considered among the most important to both sides, potentially either dooming OpenAI as an infringer or exonerating its chatbot technology as a transformative fair use of news sites’ content. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026 Oppenheimer follow-up about a man haunted by defying the gods & dooming civilization — this one fights to avenge his own hubris. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 Vibrations from earth-moving equipment could have triggered further collapses, possibly dooming Gil — and his would-be rescuers. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 The vessel split in two and sank within minutes, dooming most of the Allied prisoners trapped below deck. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 In the year 2027 (which is somehow just one year from now, please stop, passage of time), Children of Men imagines a world where women have been infertile for years, dooming humanity to a slow extinction. — Grace Dean, Space.com, 2 May 2026
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  1. ordaining
  2. sentencing
  3. condemning
Verb
  • The church began ordaining women as priests in the 1980s, beginning with Lucia Okuthe of the diocese of Maseno South in 1983.
    — Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Vatican said dialogue was offered to the ​group ahead of the schism and that the step of ordaining ​bishops without ⁠church approval was considered so grave that excommunication was automatic.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Definition of ordaining
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  • But if convicted, the judge would have the option of sentencing him as a juvenile, as an adult or imposing a juvenile sentence that could convert to an adult sentence if he is not rehabilitated.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The state should provide pathways to employment for these individuals rather than sentencing them to jail time when possible, said Sharp-Collins in the Assembly.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of sentencing
Verb
  • When asked whether Cunningham’s supporters had received fair treatment from the WNBA, Paxton stopped short of condemning the league.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to the payments, Harvard Medical School agreed to provide families with a statement condemning Lodge’s actions and summarizing improvements made to the Anatomical Gift Program.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of condemning

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