1
: bringing damnation
a damning sin
2
: causing or leading to condemnation or ruin
presented some damning testimony
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a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars
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Most damning of all is that her body was found hog-tied in a conspicuously similar fashion as Reynolds’ previous presumptive victim, Bunny Davis.
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Sunday staged the offense’s damning demerit.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The most damning similarity between Chalabi and Pahlavi is the legitimacy deficit.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Brown presented at least three damning statistics that offered his team an unfiltered look at itself in the mirror, the Daily News has learned.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
Sunday staged the offense’s damning demerit.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The most damning similarity between Chalabi and Pahlavi is the legitimacy deficit.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Brown presented at least three damning statistics that offered his team an unfiltered look at itself in the mirror, the Daily News has learned.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damning. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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