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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
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Is family a curse, or will a loving coven break the spell?
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
It also was alleged that the judge didn't properly supervise clerks and on one occasion yelled and cursed at staff.
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CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Noun
Mara will have to avoid OKC’s first-round curse, as each of the Thunder’s last two lottery picks have torn an ACL before their rookie seasons.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Is family a curse, or will a loving coven break the spell?
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Verb
In his decade-long career, he’s often been heckled and cursed at by spectators during domestic matches.
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Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
It also was alleged that the judge didn't properly supervise clerks and on one occasion yelled and cursed at staff.
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CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curse
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The attack, which was captured on video and shared on social media, led to condemnation of the perpetrator and an outpouring of support for the food vendor, who was identified by her family members as Arabelia Martinez, 62.
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Families facing difficult diagnoses deserve compassion, not condemnation.
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The event finds more than 20,000 people participating in an annual bar crawl throughout the city while dressed in their best holiday attire, tackiest Santa Claus costumes, and ugliest Christmas swears.
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Kennedy could be heard hurling swears at the Swedish team.
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Now, decades later, weekday lunches have become the bane of my existence.
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Thankfully, the in-room fax machines that were the bane of Bob Harris’ existence are long gone, too.
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The Department of Licenses and Inspections responded to the scene and condemned the house, which sustained considerable damage.
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While Washington blamed Iran and condemned the attack, Gulf states were left with lingering questions about the extent of American willingness to confront Tehran on their behalf.
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Instead, Isaac, 28, will become an unrestricted free agent after nine years in Orlando that were plagued by injury.
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Greenberg tried his best to ignore an irritating ankle injury that had plagued him the last couple of weeks and grimaced under the hazy sunlight as the pitcher, probably 20 or more years his junior, stared him down.
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Before the earthquakes, the government generally defended its national health system as robust, blaming shortcomings on sanctions imposed by the United States.
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This ruling compels companies to confront systemic biases embedded in their hiring data, rather than solely blaming technology.
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After passing the Resolutions Committee of the South Dakota GOP, the censure was overwhelmingly voted down, with opponents saying the measure would only help Democrats.
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The House’s periodic descent into politically motivated censure votes, however, could propel them to make a change next year.
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Eight groups challenged the department’s definition in court, representing nurse practitioners, therapists, speech language pathologists and more.
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Keep language simple, confirm times, and leave extra room between commitments.
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“Curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curse. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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