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as in condemnation
a prayer that harm will come to someone
uttered a curse upon his persecutor from the scaffold
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as in swear
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
started muttering curses after hitting his thumb with the hammer
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as in bane
a source of harm or misfortune
intolerance of personal differences is a curse of humanity
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as in to imprecate
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon
I curse the guy who had the idea of having annoying salespeople call up innocent people to sell them things they don't want
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as in to plague
to cause persistent suffering to
misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house
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as in to blame
to use profane or obscene language at or about
cursed him for showing up late, when he knew how important it was to be on time
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Recent Examples of curse
Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Every memory is a clue or a curse.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 7 Apr. 2026
Yates alleges that Ebert had driven up to the house, honked his horn, and cursed at him before driving off.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
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Noun
There are still deliveries of hate mail from conservative neighbors who disapprove of their lifestyle, and occasional drive-bys punctuated with curses yelled from car windows, but they’ve largely been accepted by the community.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Every memory is a clue or a curse.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Another frequent speaker gave Walters the middle finger during his turn at the lectern and sometimes cursed during remarks.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 7 Apr. 2026
Yates alleges that Ebert had driven up to the house, honked his horn, and cursed at him before driving off.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curse
Noun
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Ye has drawn widespread condemnation for making antisemitic remarks and voicing admiration for Adolf Hitler.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The immigration roundups and deaths of Mexican migrants have prompted condemnation, notes of protests and calls for investigation from the Sheinbaum administration.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The event finds more than 20,000 people participating in an annual bar crawl throughout the city while dressed in their best holiday attire, tackiest Santa Claus costumes, and ugliest Christmas swears.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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Kennedy could be heard hurling swears at the Swedish team.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sargassum, the stinky, slimy bane of beachgoers worldwide, is forecast to swarm over Florida's beaches this summer, experts say.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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Political instability has been a bane, with 32 governments taking office since 1990 and none of them completing a five-year term.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But the Cubs’ offensive woes plagued them more than a misthrow from their reliever.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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By the same token, one of the biggest bugs plaguing AMC’s The Audacity may be the timing.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In response to industry commentators blaming aggressive patent litigation for companies disabling HEVC support, Nokia’s rep said that third-party streaming services and hardware wouldn’t work as expected without Nokia’s research and development.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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Who one blames depends on their politics.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Such criminal contempt proceedings can result in fines or other forms of censure.—
Jan Wolfe,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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But lawmakers could pursue other avenues for accountability as well, like censure.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Layoffs slashed offices that dealt with English-language acquisition and those that worked with poor, minority, and rural districts.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The film also stars Jared Leto as He-Man’s evil nemesis, Skeletor.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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So have their nemeses in the LAPD.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curse. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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