as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
that dilapidated house is a damn eyesore and should be torn down
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as in damned
to a great degree
told her she'd never get married because she was too damn picky
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as in whit
the smallest amount or part imaginable
I don't want to hear about your problems—I just don't give a damn
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as in to curse
to use profane or obscene language at or about
damned the car for once again breaking down
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as in to blame
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council
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as in to sentence
to impose a judicial punishment on
damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of damn
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2025
Every damn book review under the sun was considered.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
Everyone is so damn excited to have these jackets.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 16 Jan. 2026
Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2025
And as far as luxurious treats go, well, the afternoon high tea there is not to be missed, and the theme changing monthly offers the strongest argument yet to treat oneself ad infinitum without giving a tinker’s damn about the current economy.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Which isn’t to damn him with faint praise.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
But once the show starts and you’re surrounded by people who may not have peeked, please stop looking at that damn website.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2025
Every damn book review under the sun was considered.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Adverb
Because the things that go down in Stephen Fishbach’s debut novel are pretty damn dramatic.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
Everyone is so damn excited to have these jackets.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
There’s a lot that is freeing about getting older, including not giving as much of a damn.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2025
And as far as luxurious treats go, well, the afternoon high tea there is not to be missed, and the theme changing monthly offers the strongest argument yet to treat oneself ad infinitum without giving a tinker’s damn about the current economy.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
Verb
Tender yet damning in its depiction of soulless bureaucracy, Ikiru is one of the most emotionally wrenching films of all time.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Which isn’t to damn him with faint praise.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damn
Adjective
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Every screening kicked off with a video tribute to him, and each replay drove home the sheer heroic improbability of what Redford had accomplished.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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The sheer bulk of the suit might confuse the human eye from a distance, but in large open spaces, like snowfields, anything that looks a little odd will stand out.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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And damned if Love isn’t willing to talk, sometimes candidly and other times in maddeningly vague terms, about all the hell she’s gone through to get to right now.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2026
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Jeff looks at things very straightforwardly and is damned fearless, right?—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Moreover, Trump cares not a whit about bringing drug traffickers to justice.—
Peter Kornbluh,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As spectators, we are cursed to be onlookers — powerless to help, despite our desire to.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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Was the Dolphins’ curse over as well?—
Greg Cote
January 26,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In a comparable case in the United States in 2023, a federal judge imposed $5,000 fines on two lawyers and a law firm after ChatGPT was blamed for their submission of fictitious legal research in an aviation injury claim.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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That leaves them out of pocket, at risk of reputational damage and in danger of losing customers who blame them, rather than the cloud services provider, for the problem.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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An Aurora man was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday for driving his car into oncoming traffic while drunk in 2023 and killing another driver.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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He was sentenced to the maximum penalty of five years and is currently serving his sentence in a Florida prison.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The barrage of images broadcast out of Minneapolis and surrounding regions depict violent and brutal encounters and capture moments of utter fear, pain and confusion.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Overall, though, Payton showed an utter unwillingness to trust his backfield against one of the league’s worst rushing defenses in the Bills.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Tucked in among all of the many things that Pep Guardiola has got off his chest about referees over the past couple of weeks was a very small detail that might explain an awful lot.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Yes, there's a very pretty swath of sand leading to the Atlantic Ocean, where lifeguards keep watch every day of the year.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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