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
John Hodgman, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
That damn salt was shipped here from three other countries.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
That curve looks pretty damn good.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 26 May 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.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
That can sound damning with faint praise, with his lack of wins, but people actually mean it.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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Adjective
Keegan needs to get out of the bathroom and make his own damn coffee.
—John Hodgman, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
That damn salt was shipped here from three other countries.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
His sense of crafting anecdotes into top-tier material and knowing how to use his sweet-molasses pacing to calmly detonate a joke is damn near peerless.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
That curve looks pretty damn good.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Noun
Volcanoes, like stars and tides and changing seasons, don’t give a damn.
—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.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
The fact that so many unworthy players went so far is simply too damning.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
That can sound damning with faint praise, with his lack of wins, but people actually mean it.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damn
Adjective
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Earlier this year, Lisa attended the 2026 Golden Globe Awards in a sheer Jacquemus look, and in January, Kith named her guest designer for its spring 2026 collection.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
13 June 2026
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Elizabeth Hurley looked incredible in a black string bikini and sheer pants on Instagram.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
2 June 2026
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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.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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?—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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An unconventional structure or new approach bothers them not a whit.—
Mac Barnett,
Longreads,
5 May 2026
Verb
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But the locals on the island are convinced the town is cursed, and don’t necessarily approve of bringing tourists into the mix.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Jenny Calendar has been revealed to be of gypsy descent, the same clan that cursed Angel with a soul, and she was sent to Sunnydale to monitor Angel—a secret that served as another wedge in her relationship with Giles, although the pair were moving toward reconciliation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Iran blamed the United States for the escalation.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The leftist indoctrination in K-12 schools, as well as universities, is largely to blame for the youth vote’s enthusiasm for socialism and communism.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Justin Derek Jennings, 41, of Laguna Niguel was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison in connection to the incident on his birthday in 2024.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2024 after he was convicted of orchestrating a fraud at FTX that cost lenders, customers and investors $10 billion.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Trump has opened our eyes to the consequences of extreme greed, corruption, cruelty, and utter disregard for the Constitution and the rule of law.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
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Tharmarajah provides a great balance of comic relief and utter poignance, explaining his survival techniques as an orphan, carving out a pragmatic path in life leading to a particular kind of soaring.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Adverb
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The fans have been amazing, very loud and cheered us on.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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But Roberts figures to have two other very worthy options.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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