as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
that dilapidated house is a damn eyesore and should be torn down
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as in damned
to a great degree
told her she'd never get married because she was too damn picky
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as in whit
the smallest amount or part imaginable
I don't want to hear about your problems—I just don't give a damn
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as in to curse
to use profane or obscene language at or about
damned the car for once again breaking down
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as in to blame
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council
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as in to sentence
to impose a judicial punishment on
damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2022
As a band geek in school, nobody gives a damn.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 July 2022
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
For Rowlands, across her career, love was a force that could bolster a person as well as damn them.
—Christina Newland, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Noun
And baseball doesn’t give one damn.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2022
As a band geek in school, nobody gives a damn.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 July 2022
Verb
But storytellers go in their own directions, damn them.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
For Rowlands, across her career, love was a force that could bolster a person as well as damn them.
—Christina Newland, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damn
Adjective
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The top was a sleeveless, button-down tunic with a sheer, wide hem embellished with sparkly beads, worn over a pair of ankle-length, wide-leg trousers in the same black silk fabric.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2024
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The following month, Manuel posted a similarly mysterious Instagram photo of a woman hiding her face with her hands while posing behind sheer curtains.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Adverb
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Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
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Calla is trying her damned best not to sound angry.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2024
Noun
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
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The same wellness warriors who fret about microplastics seem not to care one whit about the breakdown of medical aesthetics.Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 23 July 2024
Verb
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The driver slammed on the brakes and cursed her out.Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, he had been hit – and kicked, cursed at, and spat upon – long before Selma.Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
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In November 1990, the National Transportation Safety Board issued a report blaming the Hamilton County Engineer’s Office for three factors that contributed to the bridge collapse, according to WCPO.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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If Harris falls short, blame Democrats and the media on this issue, columnist Jackie Calmes argues.Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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He will be sentenced on March 12 by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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He will be sentenced March 12 by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings.Dylan Lovan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The two campaigns’ robust travel schedules are a result in part of the race’s utter unpredictability — and the extreme closeness of the polling in many states.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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In his new memoir Sonny Boy, Pacino reminisces on the making of the 1990 comic strip adaptation with utter fondness.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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That gives us very little clarity as to who the Best New Artist front-runner is.Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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ChromeOS is built around touch-screen input, so detachable and two-in-one form factors are very popular for Chromebooks.K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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