anathematizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of anathematize
1
as in curses
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon heretics anathematized by the church leaders

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2
as in denounces
to declare to be morally wrong or evil fundamentalist preachers who anathematize any departure from a literal interpretation of the Bible

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  1. curses
  2. denounces
  3. condemns
  4. criticizes
  5. blames
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  • In one of the film's most surprising sequences, his character golfs the best game of his life during a terrifying storm, misses a putt, curses God, and gets struck by lightning.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
  • Unclear if Instagram curses are transferrable.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2025
Definition of curses
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  • Washington denounces Cuba’s overseas medical missions as exploitative and presses allies to drop them, but Calabria’s governor says losing the doctors would cripple care and vows to keep them.
    — Paolo Santalucia, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of denounces
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  • The outlaw country legend issued a rallying cry across his social media channels on Tuesday, sharing a statement that condemns rapidly escalating data center construction across the United States.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
  • The Illinois Nurses Association strongly condemns Prime’s attempts to permanently close the unit, said Kaitlynd French, who was previously a nurse at the hospital and now works as the union’s staff representative for the nurses there.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of condemns
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  • Summary Digital forensics expert Brett Shavers criticizes how non-practitioners increasingly dictate digital investigation processes, prioritizing administrative metrics over field realities.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Arendt criticizes these men but never says that the Jews were responsible for their own destruction.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticizes
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  • At every turn, Marissa blames herself for Milo’s disappearance, as do others, and Peter lets her bear that undue weight for most of the series without explaining his part in any of it.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The company blames a power company, which was working on the warehouse’s roof, for the blaze.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
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