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as in condemnations
a prayer that harm will come to someone
uttered a curse upon his persecutor from the scaffold
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2
as in swears
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
started muttering curses after hitting his thumb with the hammer
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as in threats
a source of harm or misfortune
intolerance of personal differences is a curse of humanity
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as in condemns
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 plagues
to cause persistent suffering to
misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house
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as in cusses
to use offensive or indecent language
you'll have to put a quarter in the jar every time you curse
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as in blames
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 curses
Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Seth was given the job to create a list of curses and a list of clean words that Steve could shout.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
The street entertainment will include hand-pan music, breakdancing and performer Sarah Beth Nelson, who will create custom blessings and curses on handmade paper for patrons, Daily said.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
As rocks and curses flew from the street, bullets spat from the middle window on the south side of the house.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Seth was given the job to create a list of curses and a list of clean words that Steve could shout.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
The street entertainment will include hand-pan music, breakdancing and performer Sarah Beth Nelson, who will create custom blessings and curses on handmade paper for patrons, Daily said.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curses
Noun
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While other festival heads like Venice’s Alberto Barbera have shared personal condemnations of the violence in Gaza on social media, no festival has weighed into the situation directly as a whole institution.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sorrentino has told stories about Italian leaders before — scathing ones, like Il Divo and Loro, loosely historical condemnations of prime ministers Giulio Andreotti and Silvio Berlusconi.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The threats are sometimes even leveled against family members.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Looking at the depth chart, the Eagles now have three threats coming out of the backfield.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The United States and South Korean militaries are holding annual joint exercises that North Korea condemns as a rehearsal for invasion.—
Stella Kim,
NBC news,
25 Aug. 2025
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Instead of punishing banks for their predatory practices, Relay condemns soulless corporations for their malfeasance and corruption.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Everything that plagues Chicago also plagues America.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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This temporary fix does nothing to resolve the chronic underfunding and instability that plagues these programs year after year.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Laura confronts Cherry about Nicholas and swears to tell Daniel everything.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bronax Pillow Slippers One PEOPLE shopping writer swears by these cushy house shoes, which have held up to three years of daily wear.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One owner blames the aggressive immigration enforcement near one of his restaurants.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Sep. 2025
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And in fact, somebody that Victor blames for the death of his beloved mother.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Almánzar admitted the argument devolved into obscenities.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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Almanzar then allegedly became upset, put her finger in Ellis’ face, yelled obscenities, scratched her face with her long nails and spit on her, Ellis testified.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For instance, ProPublica cited his tax experience as exceptionally limited, pointing out that his only qualification centers around being a Certified Tax & Business Advisor, which ProPublica denounces as a dubious and frivolous designation.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Surrounded by her political enemies on all sides, Genevieve O’Reilly denounces genocide and propaganda and advocates for the importance of truth and independence in a speech that will inspire the rebellion that takes down the the Galactic Empire.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Curses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curses. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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