as in swearing
to use offensive or indecent language
shocked that someone would blaspheme in church, of all places
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Recent Examples of blaspheming
For his followers, blaspheming the Holocaust and celebrating Hitler became a way to signal contempt for the political religion of postwar liberalism.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
How to say anything about The Changeling without blaspheming its deep mystery, its reverence for the unspeakable, animal heart of creation?
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
How to say anything about The Changeling without blaspheming its deep mystery, its reverence for the unspeakable, animal heart of creation?
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blaspheming
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The trio signed the papers swearing their allegiance to the United States of America, not King George the Third.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Knowing auto engineers that probably means lots of swearing and finally using a crowbar and lump hammer to make the thing fit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 June 2026
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The woman started cursing her out.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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Throughout our conversation, Rosenbaum frequently cited examples in which obvious AI errors left him enraged and literally cursing at the machine.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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In the 2015 track, Sonya’s boyfriend finds them by the pool and starts cussing them out, pushing Coley to the ground, who, in turn, punches him.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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By the time Ben is unmaking the bed, lying in it, and cussing João out, the fight is bad.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
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“Blaspheming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaspheming. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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