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
Hunter Ingram, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Sorry to burst your bubble, Bruce Pearl, but nobody prefers that a 16-14 Auburn team (that’s lost seven of its last nine) make the field instead of one that hasn’t lost all year, strength of schedule be damned.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
This is typically where everyone’s hindsight becomes so damned good.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Related Stories Over and over again, the series from co-creators Ryan Murphy and Matthew Hodgson showed why people would want to take The Beauty, side effects be damned.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Sorry to burst your bubble, Bruce Pearl, but nobody prefers that a 16-14 Auburn team (that’s lost seven of its last nine) make the field instead of one that hasn’t lost all year, strength of schedule be damned.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
The car scenes are rough, authentic, and often deeply compelling — mainly because the fresh-faced Bridges is so damned charismatic.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
This is typically where everyone’s hindsight becomes so damned good.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Verb
He was subsequently hailed by many northern abolitionists as a martyr and damned by many southerners as an insurrectionist intent on destroying the institution of slavery.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damned
Adjective
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On the Base — the area above the sheer cliffs that encircle Tristan and below Queen Mary’s Peak — a group herds sheep down from the mountain.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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What’s harder to recreate — especially with today’s labor and materials costs — is the level of craftsmanship and the sheer weight of the build, Sadek said.—
David Caraccio
April 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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These men in sports who know damn well a woman could not compete are staying silent.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tracking and Uni do not want to call the sequel yet as a slam-dunk $200M+ 5-day opening, but the forecasts look pretty damn good for Part 2.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Yates alleges that Ebert had driven up to the house, honked his horn, and cursed at him before driving off.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the days leading up to the wedding, however, Rachel discovers that her bloodline has been cursed.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2026
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In an interview with public radio station France Inter on Monday morning, Bagayoko said he was disappointed that the presidential palace had not condemned the comments, although Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and Culture Minister Catherine Pégard both denounced them.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Outside the courthouse in Manhattan, small groups of supporters have denounced the trial as illegitimate.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Following his 2018 conviction, Williams was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Fernandez’s boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre, was sentenced to death in 2018, and his automatic appeal petition is currently pending in California Supreme Court.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After letting the final Bosnian penalty slip under his reach on Tuesday, Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma remained on his knees, putting his hands on his head in utter disbelief.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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The transition from agricultural employment to factory employment involved wrenching mass migration, the utter misery of the Great Depression (as well as other brutal recessions, now faded from collective memory), and the painful dealmaking of the New Deal.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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That can be attributed to the fact that Rolex models were already highly valued in 2018 and were also in extremely high demand during the pandemic.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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Almost all natural bodies of water bear fish life, with the exception of very hot thermal ponds and extremely salt-alkaline lakes, such as the Dead Sea in Asia and the Great Salt Lake in North America.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Castro family has been lauded as heroes by some, but condemned as repressive by others.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Ben Saul, UN special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, has condemned both US and Iranian threats to target civilian energy infrastructure.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Damned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damned. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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