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fore·gone con·clu·sion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. foregone conclusion, matter of coursenoun

    an inevitable ending

  2. certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusionnoun

    something that is certain

    "his victory is a certainty"

GCIDE

  1. foregone conclusionnoun

    An inevitable outcome; a certain result; a certainty.

Wiktionary

  1. foregone conclusionnoun

    A predictable or inevitable conclusion, or one made without any consideration.

Wikipedia

  1. Foregone Conclusion

    Foregone Conclusion is a fictional rock band fronted by the comedian Ricky Gervais as his character David Brent from UK comedy TV series The Office. The band's lineup consists of Brent/Gervais (vocals and rhythm guitar), Andy Burrows (formerly of Razorlight) on drums, Steve Clarke (formerly DumDums) on bass, Stuart Wilkinson (formerly DumDums) on guitar, and Michael Clarke (formerly Clarksville) on keyboards.

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  1. foregone conclusion

    A foregone conclusion is a result or outcome that is predicted, decided, or believed with certainty to happen, even before necessary actions, events or evidence have taken place. It refers to a situation where the end result is seen as inevitable due to the circumstances.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of foregone conclusion in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of foregone conclusion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of foregone conclusion in a Sentence

  1. Peter Kenny:

    The historical narrative behind that inversion is significant, it is not however, a foregone conclusion that we will see a recession in 2019. It is an indication there is weakness on the horizon and frankly a lot of that weakness in that narrative is really being fed, fueled by what we are seeing around the world.

  2. Peter Cardillo:

    At this moment, a rate hike is a foregone conclusion and if Atlanta Fed misses the opportunity to raise again next week, Atlanta Fed will reintroduce uncertainties in the market.

  3. Mitch McConnell:

    Two years of exhaustive investigation and nothing to establish the fanciful conspiracy theory that Democratic politicians and TV talking heads had treated like a foregone conclusion, this ought to be good news for everyone but my Democratic colleagues seem to be publicly working through the five stages of grief.

  4. Monica Schoch-Spana:

    It is not a foregone conclusion it's going to go well, and it's not a foregone conclusion it's going to go poorly.

  5. Karan Wadhera:

    It's more or less a foregone conclusion that cannabis is on a path to full-scale legalization.


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