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spelled doom

spelled doom is the simple past and past participle of spell doom.

Meaning of spell doom

Verb

spell doom (third-person singular simple present spells doom, present participle spelling doom, simple past and past participle spelled doom or spelt doom)

  1. To be expected to cause the destruction of.
    • He [Sam Altman] came with a message that was both chilling and inspiring: without proper controls, advanced artificial intelligence might spell doom—but if you trust OpenAI to build it first, the technology will redound to the good of humanity.2025 May 24, Richard Waters, “AI’s flawed frontman”, in FT Weekend (Books section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10

Questions about spelled doom

What is spelled doom the simple past and past participle of?
Spelled doom is the simple past and past participle of spell doom.

Words near spelled doom in the dictionary

  1. spellchecks
  2. spellcraft
  3. spelldown
  4. spelldowns
  5. spelled
  6. spelled doom
  7. spelled it out
  8. spelled off
  9. spelled one's name
  10. spelled out
  11. spelled sideways

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