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• n  an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
  everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it
• v  decree or designate beforehand
• v  pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
• v  make certain of the failure or destruction of
  This decision will doom me to lose my position

• Y2K is a magnet for fringe zealots and theorists of every sort -- witness the assorted doom-related sites below: The Y2K Cruise If you'd rather skip the fall of civilization .
• Since the nation was not doomed to economic collapse last week, Republicans decided that it was time to challenge Democrats who cried that it was.
• This time the energy level is higher, the tempo brisker; a nice sense of doom crawls up the spine of the narrative.

• doomsday
• day of reckoning
• end of the world
• destine
• fate
• designate
• sentence
• condemn

News & Articles

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• Rangers’ run drought ties record in fifth straight loss
  A pair of two-run homers doom Josh Lindblom’s third major-league start.
  June 16, 2013 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Third Rail Rep mentorship program has its artists groomed for 'Doom'
  Young artists have learned from one of the city's finest theater companies. Now they get to shine in Jennifer Haley's "Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom."
  June 14, 2013 - The Oregonian
• USMNT: From Doom-and-gloom, to Happy-Happy, Joy-Joy in a Week
  The doom-and-gloom hovering over the USMNT seems to have passed. For now.
  June 12, 2013 - The Big Lead

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Economic Times
  We can't doom another generation of Americans to soaring costs and eroding coverage and exploding deficits,Obama said, adding: "Instead, we need to do what we were sent here to do and improve the lives of the people we serve."
• Peter Crouch in Belfast Telegraph
  We can play a lot better than that,he said. "On this occasion we didn't play great but it's not all doom and gloom, there's one more game to go. Hopefully we can get better. I was watching it the same as you, it was one of those games and...
• Rusty Wallace in USA Today
  At the end of last season, it was all doom and gloom,said former Sprint Cup champion Rusty Wallace, now a team owner in the Nationwide Series, fielding full-time rides for son Steve Wallace and Brendan Gaughan.