damnation

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Recent Examples of damnation Even as the Mayor tried to rush home from the inauguration of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, her silence to questions from a reporter who was on her flight only added to her damnation. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025 Earth’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ is growing There are many natural landmarks on our planet named after a biblical destination of eternal damnation. Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024 According to church teaching, Catholics who confess their sins are forgiven and therefore released from the eternal or spiritual punishment of damnation. Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024 At the heart of his own clairvoyance and mediumship was an understanding that God was benevolent — too good to ever create something so awful as hell or eternal damnation. Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for damnation
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Noun
  • That the Sky’s punishment will last longer than five minutes is merely a reflection of their place in the standings.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Inter Miami players Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Tomas Aviles, and Seattle Sounders staff member Steven Lenhart, received multiple game suspensions from the 2026 Leagues Cup as punishment for their behavior during a post-game brawl following Sunday’s Leagues Cup final.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The impact of the story, as audio of Hind’s voice from that call went viral on social media, sparked global condemnation.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • That limitation was underscored this summer when the US launched air strikes on Iran, with China and Russia offering little in assistance apart from verbal condemnation of the attacks.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Damnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damnation. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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