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spells doom

spells doom is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 spells doom

What is spells doom the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spells doom is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spell doom.

Words near spells doom in the dictionary

  1. spellos
  2. spellout
  3. spellouts
  4. spellproof
  5. spells
  6. spells doom
  7. spells it out
  8. spells of weather
  9. spells off
  10. spells one's name
  11. spells out

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