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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After Green Bay’s playoff collapse to Chicago, linebacker Quay Walker — who’s likely to leave in free agency — gave perhaps the most damning review of the current administration.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
That’s quite an admission and pretty damning testimony.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Minnesota officials are trying, but the FBI swooped in to withhold likely damning evidence.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Most damning of all is that her body was found hog-tied in a conspicuously similar fashion as Reynolds’ previous presumptive victim, Bunny Davis.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
That’s quite an admission and pretty damning testimony.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Minnesota officials are trying, but the FBI swooped in to withhold likely damning evidence.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Most damning of all is that her body was found hog-tied in a conspicuously similar fashion as Reynolds’ previous presumptive victim, Bunny Davis.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damning. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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