done for
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1
as in administered (to)
to attend to the needs and comforts of
I trust him to do for my kids while I am at work.
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2
as in destroyed
to deprive of life
The long journey on foot nearly did for her.
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finished
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The Princess of Wales was first diagnosed with cancer in April 2024 and finished chemotherapy in September of that year.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 July 2025 -
After the restrictions were in place, however, China’s criminal networks switched to shipping out precursors—the chemicals needed to make the opioid—instead of finished fentanyl.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
24 July 2025
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“Done for.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20for. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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