Thesaurus results for BLASPHEMING

blaspheming

verb

present participle of blaspheme

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. — 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

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Coyotec comes up with unexpected takes on topics and sometimes has to be told to stop swearing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter shakes hands with Purdue Northwest students after swearing them in as interns with the High Tech Crime Unit on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

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In New York, the son of the league's former supervisor of officials was captured on television apparently cursing at Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Some of us would like to spend less time cursing sun damage, some of us have been honing a gentle routine for managing acne for years, and some of us want to smooth without exacerbating rosacea or eczema.

— Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026

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But did anyone not see Seattle Storm owner Celeste Keaton cussing at kids?

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, a local store director of Nordstrom, Marco Esquivel, was caught berating and cussing at the girls, their mothers and fellow Cunningham supporters.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of cussing

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