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as in condemning
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 plaguing
to cause persistent suffering to
misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house
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as in cussing
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 blaming
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 cursing
Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026
The event, organized by the Shelby County Republican Party, turned out a small crowd and was greeted by some supportive honks from motorists, but also some cursing at Trump from people in at least two cars passing by.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Premium cable, with its grit and cursing and nudity, is not the natural habitat of an actor who thrives on the chuckles of studio audiences.
—Judy Berman, Time, 17 Mar. 2026
And as Siniaková showed emotion of her own in the joy of vanquishing such a favorite, Andreeva started her walk out of the stadium that would end in cursing and acrimony.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
People went ballistic—cursing, yelling, screaming, all kinds of threats.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Once, politicians kept their cursing mostly private.
—Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
Please don't apologize for cursing!
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2026
Through punches and pummeling, cheating and cursing, their bond remained (mostly) intact.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
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
When Ahmed suggested that this was a bad idea, since Denise was the one who had been violent, Denise began cursing at him.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The 66-year-old actress visited the NBC morning show to promote her new Lifetime movie, Love, Again, and ended up accidentally cursing twice live on air.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
That looks like a straight between the subscribers and young Wilfred, who was left cursing his beloved Palace for conceding that stoppage-time goal at Anfield, denying him a precious four-pointer.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Etsy witches are cursing Klay Thompson Wow.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Armenians at home and in the diaspora voiced their outrage at the friendly message, drawing up grievances and cursing the government, often with expletives.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
Casey Schmitt slammed his right hand on the dirt near second base, cursing himself for his second baserunning mistake in less than 24 hours.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
To her daughter, 8-year-old Hazel (Nola Wallace), Paula is the fun parent, a mom who encourages ice cream for dinner, embraces cursing, enthusiastically participates in TikTok dances, and even coaches her daughter’s youth soccer team.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026
The event, organized by the Shelby County Republican Party, turned out a small crowd and was greeted by some supportive honks from motorists, but also some cursing at Trump from people in at least two cars passing by.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Premium cable, with its grit and cursing and nudity, is not the natural habitat of an actor who thrives on the chuckles of studio audiences.
—Judy Berman, Time, 17 Mar. 2026
And as Siniaková showed emotion of her own in the joy of vanquishing such a favorite, Andreeva started her walk out of the stadium that would end in cursing and acrimony.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
People went ballistic—cursing, yelling, screaming, all kinds of threats.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Once, politicians kept their cursing mostly private.
—Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
Please don't apologize for cursing!
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2026
Through punches and pummeling, cheating and cursing, their bond remained (mostly) intact.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
The woman started cursing her out.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
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
When Ahmed suggested that this was a bad idea, since Denise was the one who had been violent, Denise began cursing at him.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The 66-year-old actress visited the NBC morning show to promote her new Lifetime movie, Love, Again, and ended up accidentally cursing twice live on air.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
That looks like a straight between the subscribers and young Wilfred, who was left cursing his beloved Palace for conceding that stoppage-time goal at Anfield, denying him a precious four-pointer.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Etsy witches are cursing Klay Thompson Wow.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Armenians at home and in the diaspora voiced their outrage at the friendly message, drawing up grievances and cursing the government, often with expletives.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
Casey Schmitt slammed his right hand on the dirt near second base, cursing himself for his second baserunning mistake in less than 24 hours.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursing
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Warsh at his swearing-in spoke positively about upholding both sides of the dual mandate.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Strable faces eight charges, including six counts of false swearing or fraud, one count of taking a game animal without a license, and one count of non-resident hunting without a guide, according to a statement of charges obtained by PEOPLE.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Other countries, including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt also issued statements condemning the attacks and expressing support for Kuwait.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Moskowitz has been one of the most outspoken members of Congress in condemning the rise of antisemitism coming from members of either party, and in support of Israel, issues that are deeply personal to him.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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She is backed by the local Democratic Socialists of America, and her challengers claim the district has suffered under under her leadership, pointing to MacArthur Park as emblematic of the homelessness and drug addiction crisis plaguing the city.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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The title of his third album, REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE, suggests an MCU movie in which our hero attempts to take on every problem plaguing the planet—and this time, Owusu isn’t giving his adversaries code names.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
19 May 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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As members of both teams poured onto the field, Miller stood his ground and started aggressively pointing at and cussing out more Reds, directing them back towards their dugout.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The headline-splashing arrest came after LaBeouf claimed to be sober, blaming past abusive behavior on alcoholism.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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Frustration, because too much of the public conversation defaults toward blaming parents while failing to grapple honestly with the cultural shift in our society that is shaping these gatherings.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Democrats use profanity to go viral.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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These examples are among the more tame messages — many are laced with profanity and references to violence.—
Maven Navarro
June 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The song, and its accompanying video featuring Bryan dancing on a dock, was ripped online, and launched a string of comments denouncing the track — about, yep, fishing and hunting, golfing and drinking — as the product of a large language model.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2026
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Unlike the polished restraint of traditional beauty advertising, her monologue denouncing ageism is unfiltered and unapologetic.—
Alison Bringé,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Jack Hayford, the founder of the King’s University, in Texas, claimed that the film was persecuting Christians, who only wanted to be treated equally.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Behind the story One of the really big stories on my beat covering China for the last decade has been Beijing's intensive ramp-up in detaining and persecuting Uyghurs, a primarily Muslim ethnic minority.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 May 2026
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“Cursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursing. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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