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as in condemnation
a prayer that harm will come to someone
uttered a curse upon his persecutor from the scaffold
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as in swear
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
started muttering curses after hitting his thumb with the hammer
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as in bane
a source of harm or misfortune
intolerance of personal differences is a curse of humanity
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as in to imprecate
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon
I curse the guy who had the idea of having annoying salespeople call up innocent people to sell them things they don't want
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as in to plague
to cause persistent suffering to
misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house
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as in to blame
to use profane or obscene language at or about
cursed him for showing up late, when he knew how important it was to be on time
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Recent Examples of curse
Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Stubborn independence is, however, a blessing and a curse.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Beyond being heckled, cursed at, and pelted with eggs and rocks, he was forced to hide from mobs.
—TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Alexander swore a nervous curse, and May stared at him, a look of consternation on her face, reaching for her father with her tiny hand.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Stubborn independence is, however, a blessing and a curse.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
Neely's father cursed in anger shortly after the verdict and was forcibly removed from the courtroom by a court officer.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Beyond being heckled, cursed at, and pelted with eggs and rocks, he was forced to hide from mobs.
—TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curse
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Their actions drew condemnation on social media from political leaders on both the left and the right.David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Some are singling out the pay raise in their condemnations.Axios, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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The station asked the band not to include the swears.Kris Holt, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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There’s a heavy focus on Asia’s first One&Only spa, featuring a green caviar body exfoliation and an Augustinus Bader facial celebs swear by.Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
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Long and variable lead times are the bane of a manufacturing supply chain.Steve Banker, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Hormonal acne has been the bane of my existence for several years now.Jasmine Browley, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
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The app was plagued by bugs, and users were disappointed to find that essential features, such as sleep timers and alarms, were missing.Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Penalties, mistakes, and poor decisions plagued the Jets.Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Kennedy has a long history of blaming vaccines for autism.Catherine Tan, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Peterson has blamed his former financial adviser for the issues.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The party says there will be disciplinary action — which could include censure, suspension and a ban — for those who violate the code.Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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Heinz removed the censure from his request and put forth a motion requesting investigations by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona into the sheriff's actions.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
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This frame, Buffett’s cover of the tune, which is performed partially in the Hawaiian language, breaks back onto the World Digital Song Sales chart at No. 4.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Music is a universal language that is not only heard but felt.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2024
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One of the four teams will likely fill the first wild-card spot, which means winning the Atlantic won’t be enough to avoid a first-round matchup with a recent playoff nemesis.Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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As Superman's nemesis, Luthor is a villain who uses his evil brilliance to try to take him down.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curse. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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