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
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
This was a time in Hollywood when visual effects tricks and technology started trickling down to television, and the results were some damn fine sci-fi TV.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Carson wrecked damn near everyone yesterday, finished fifth, and was ELECTRIC from start to finish.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
My parents have no idea what’s happening because legacy media is not reporting on anything worth a damn.
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Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Then, in 2015, after welcoming both their second and third children, Kardashian ended their relationship once and for all amidst damning photos of him getting a bit too close to stylist Chloe Bartoli.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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Adjective
About the team, about the city, about the whole damn thing.
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Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
This was a time in Hollywood when visual effects tricks and technology started trickling down to television, and the results were some damn fine sci-fi TV.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
Adverb
The perps are leading and so far those that have been listed before IPOs have done a pretty damn good job.
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Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Carson wrecked damn near everyone yesterday, finished fifth, and was ELECTRIC from start to finish.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
Noun
Volcanoes, like stars and tides and changing seasons, don’t give a damn.
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Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
My parents have no idea what’s happening because legacy media is not reporting on anything worth a damn.
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Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
Authorities uncovered damning evidence along the way.
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Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Then, in 2015, after welcoming both their second and third children, Kardashian ended their relationship once and for all amidst damning photos of him getting a bit too close to stylist Chloe Bartoli.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damn
Adjective
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This sheer shade is a light and delicate pink with a hint of beige.
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The sheer number of deals available can make shopping overwhelming for even the savviest shoppers.
Adverb
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Listening to Gish, recently reissued on vinyl for its 35th anniversary, is a good reminder that the Smashing Pumpkins started out a damned fine rock band.
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But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.
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His adoration, here as in all things natural, is infectious, although the birds themselves care not a whit for him, and isn’t that part of the wonder, the fun?
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An unconventional structure or new approach bothers them not a whit.
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The Cubs lost 8-6 and the cheers turned to jeers and swears as relief pitcher Jacob Webb cursed his own performance after the game.
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As the inscription had been damaged, researchers couldn’t decipher whether this tablet had cursed four slaves or whether four slaves had cried out to the Egyptian gods and demi-heroes, who knows?
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Trump blames vandalism for the troubles with the reflecting pool renovation, announces people are being arrested.
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The logic here is highly questionable — dying for your queen and dying by her hand are not equivalent sacrifices — but let’s blame Lorent’s lapse in judgment on the chaos of the moment.
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Ayaka’s swimming instructor was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of secretly photographing multiple child victims.
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Cadenhead pleaded guilty to child exploitation charges and was sentenced to 80 years in federal prison.
Adjective
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English cricket has been in utter chaos for the last two weeks and the most damning indictment of those in charge is that this is a mess very much of their own making.
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What immediately followed that bright June day were dark months marred by the state’s largest criminal investigation in history coming up empty, police questioning second graders for new leads and mounting legal battles among the Horman family grappling with utter devastation.
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At age 34, this very well could be the final World Cup for the 2014 Golden Boot winner at the competition.
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Until very recently, children in West Texas public schools were punished, even beaten, for speaking Spanish; today bilingual education is thriving.
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