as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
only a damned fool would say such a thing
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as in damn
to a great degree
it's a damned fine day
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as in cursed
to use profane or obscene language at or about
damned the car for once again breaking down
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as in denounced
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 sentenced
to impose a judicial punishment on
damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of damned
Ian Malone, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
The funeral procession that climaxes Emilia Pérez is the damnedest, craziest thing since Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic minions draped kente cloth stoles over their shoulders and kneeled to canonize George Floyd at the Capitol.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2024
Funny at times, but still pretty damned disturbing.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
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Adjective
The Gothic fortress on West 23rd Street was once home to many of the twentieth century’s beautiful and damned—Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin, and Sid Vicious among them.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
The funeral procession that climaxes Emilia Pérez is the damnedest, craziest thing since Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic minions draped kente cloth stoles over their shoulders and kneeled to canonize George Floyd at the Capitol.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
Adverb
Calla is trying her damned best not to sound angry.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2024
Funny at times, but still pretty damned disturbing.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damned
Adjective
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Felipe Cardenas: Due to sheer numbers and commitment, Boca’s ultras and travelling band of die-hard fans lit up the tournament.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Her Dolce & Gabbana wedding dress was a mermaid-style lace gown with sheer long sleeves and a high neckline.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Emily Trainham , Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Twenty-four percent of Republicans denounced the economic move by the president while 73 percent backed it.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Government and school officials denounced the move while community members marched through the streets of Sackets Harbor, a village in Jefferson County on Lake Ontario, over the weekend to the home of White House border czar Tom Homan to call for their release, CNN affiliate WWNY reported.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There won’t be adequate words to describe how much changed in such a short period of time, thanks to Trump’s utter debasement of the office, and the GOP’s decision to follow him down one of the ugliest paths imaginable, all the while abandoning principles, morals, and basic common decency.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Where to watch:Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. 1. 'Jaws' (1975) The seafaring masterpiece sinks every other shark movie in its utter perfection.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
Adverb
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Her long, dark hair was messily waved, hanging past her shoulders like a shawl, while her eyebrows were shaved extremely thin, leaving little room for any expression other than a sly smile.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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While both the House and Senate bills proposed language that was extremely harmful to the pass-through entity community, the final Senate bill passed made significant modifications that will encourage continued investments via pass through entities.—
Lynn Mucenski Keck,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Her kids will be condemned to doing worse throughout their entire lives.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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That treaty made Egypt the first Arab country to formally recognize the state of Israel, a move condemned by other Arab nations but which led to demilitarization of the Sinai Peninsula that lies between Israel and Egypt.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
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An away victory would have doomed Peru completely but now the race to qualify, for that play-off spot at least, is back on.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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But without empathy, responsibility, agency, and free will he is doomed to remain a wooden facsimile.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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To the surprise of no one, something has gone terribly wrong.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
24 June 2025
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Then in April 2021, Granda’s plan to escape went terribly wrong.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Trump mulled joining the Israeli strikes over the past four days and called for Iran’s unconditional surrender.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Because the show really is about friendship, unconditional friendship between these four and then five girls.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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“Damned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damned. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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