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as in blasted
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
that cursed tree fell and blocked the road
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as in condemned
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 plagued
to cause persistent suffering to
misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house
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as in swore
to use offensive or indecent language
you'll have to put a quarter in the jar every time you curse
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as in blamed
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 cursed
Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
In it, the 56-year-old plays a journalist who discovers a cursed videotape that kills its viewers within seven days.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Ganja & Hess centers on an anthropologist who turns vampire after being stabbed with a cursed dagger, but Gunn was not interested in appeasing the capitalist appetite for another blaxploitation piece in the early ’70s.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
The actor joined the notoriously scary movie as Jack, a counselor at a cursed camp where murder after murder takes place.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Footage of gamers struggling to build simple structures, or watching elaborate builds conjured before their eyes, are like watching someone trapped in a cursed Minecraft that exists in purgatory, with players never able to see their efforts come together into something coherent.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
In it, the 56-year-old plays a journalist who discovers a cursed videotape that kills its viewers within seven days.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Ganja & Hess centers on an anthropologist who turns vampire after being stabbed with a cursed dagger, but Gunn was not interested in appeasing the capitalist appetite for another blaxploitation piece in the early ’70s.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
The actor joined the notoriously scary movie as Jack, a counselor at a cursed camp where murder after murder takes place.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
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Second, no one is offering to rebuild the blasted towns and villages of southern Lebanon when this is over, the way the oil-rich Gulf States did after the last major war with Israel, in 2006.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Tuesday’s attack and sent condolences to the families of those who were killed.Tamar Michaelis, Zahid Mahmood and Helen Regan, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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Some world leaders condemned the attack, and warned of the danger of escalation between Israel and Iran.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Hard times have long afflicted the Land of Enchantment.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has resumed door-to-door neighborhood outreaches in some areas afflicted by Hurricane Helene as one man is accused of making a threat against its employees.Steve Almasy, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
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The offense was terrible once again in a big game, and the defense allowed lots of points once again in a big game.Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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For cedar fever sufferers, that means itchy eyes, runny noses, scratchy throats and generally feeling terrible for weeks.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
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But the expectations on them soon began to change: The cast were once rewarded for doing and saying awful things, from bullying to physical altercations and fat-shaming.Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
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Here’s the hook, the spoiler, the surprise: That awful boyfriend and girlfriend are brother and sister.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Must be able to play an accursed whalebone lyre while consuming five sticks of unsalted butter.Keaton Patti, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2019
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The others have tried to forget all about it, and have managed to put some distance between themselves and their accursed hometown.New York Times, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2019
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More to Read Southern California is suddenly besieged by fire.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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These stories and traumas are hard to overstate for Israelis, many of whom feel besieged by hostile actors willing their eradication.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
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At least Kristi and Mari could be there to keep an eye on her, instead of just letting her fend for herself near all that juicy, rotten produce.Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The big picture: The city's Solid Waste Management Department will accept rotten jack-o'-lantern carcasses and other pumpkin remnants today through Dec. 6 — a longer window than in past years.Shafaq Patel, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Cursed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursed. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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