as in freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
we need to go shovel the dang snow again
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as in damn
to a great degree
we've driven too dang far to turn around now
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as in to darn
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Recent Examples of dang
Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
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Adverb
The ice packs had long melted, but the cans of soda were pretty dang refreshing.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dang
Adjective
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Some accredited investors have 'no freaking clue' Even investors who already qualify as accredited could welcome, and benefit from, such a test, experts say.—
Stephanie Dhue,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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Well, my freaking agent had spoiled it.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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As a result, Green Bay just got glitzier — and America’s Team appears pretty damn far from Super.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Orange Is the New Black star helped launch EW's annual LGBTQ+ issue — and looked damn good doing it.—
Leah Greenblatt,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Triumph was, and still is, honest, authentic, and darned-near bulletproof.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
29 Aug. 2025
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That would be a ripe spot to declare that the AI isn’t of professional quality and make darned sure to remove any wording that suggests otherwise.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Requiem marks our return to Raccoon City, the first time we’ll be headed back to the iconic (albeit absolutely cursed) town since the events of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The 28-year-old Euphoria actor took on the role after actor Andrew Garfield passed citing scheduling conflicts, diving into the cursed creation of Dr. Victor Frankenstein, played by Oscar Isaac.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The car scenes are rough, authentic, and often deeply compelling — mainly because the fresh-faced Bridges is so damned charismatic.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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While Nintendo mostly conceded the corporate tug-of-war over graphical prowess back in 2006 with the Wii, the general plateau of visual enhancements over the last two generations means that games running on Switch 2 look pretty damned good even compared to more premium devices.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Lisa, 28, wore a black maxi dress with cutouts, and paired the look with an extremely rare Hermès Birkin while in South Korea's capital city.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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At times on Saturday, Bremen were terribly naive, exhibiting all the fragility expected of a team built from inexperienced players.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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That being said, these two companies don't have high yields because of terribly large payouts, which do significantly increase each year with earnings, but rather weakness in their stocks.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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For Monday, very warm and dry conditions are expected.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Murphy explained how watching those early games on television starring Sims and quarterback Gary Danielson, led to going to at least one very special home game a year with his dad at the old Pontiac Silverdome.—
Scott Talley,
Freep.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Dang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dang. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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