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noun

plural of damn
as in licks
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of damn
1
as in curses
to use profane or obscene language at or about damned the car for once again breaking down

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2
as in denounces
to declare to be morally wrong or evil a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council

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3
as in sentences
to impose a judicial punishment on damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole

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Recent Examples of damns
Verb
National Geographic and Netflix will make a strong case for their best bets, and a film from Independent Lens that damns AI for its connection to eugenics could become a factor. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damns
  1. licks
  2. curses
  3. denounces
  4. sentences
  5. hoots
  6. blames
  7. condemns
  8. criticizes
Noun
  • Turay’s glassy guitar licks have a Metheny-ish tint to them, while Bemis opts to ride quick, slinky rhythms rather than abusing his crash cymbal.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • The championship match turned into a free-for-all with everyone trying to get their licks in before the official woke out of his slumber.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of licks
Verb
  • In one of the film's most surprising sequences, his character golfs the best game of his life during a terrifying storm, misses a putt, curses God, and gets struck by lightning.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
  • Unclear if Instagram curses are transferrable.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2025
Definition of curses
Verb
  • Washington denounces Cuba’s overseas medical missions as exploitative and presses allies to drop them, but Calabria’s governor says losing the doctors would cripple care and vows to keep them.
    — Paolo Santalucia, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of denounces
Verb
  • The founder's name anchors sentences about the company's achievements.
    — Joseph Byrum, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • On March 30, a Paris court convicts Le Pen and other National Rally officials of misusing European Parliament funds, sentences her to prison and bars her from seeking public office for five years with immediate effect.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of sentences
Noun
  • With a few hoots and hollers, and even a couple clucks, the group took off on their ascent to the Betty Bear Hut.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
  • Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Definition of hoots
Verb
  • The war restarted after the collapse of a fragile ceasefire agreement between Washington and Tehran, which each country blames the other for violating.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026
  • Medusa is raped by Poseidon, but because Poseidon raped her in Athena’s temple, Athena takes it as an affront and blames Medusa, cursing her by turning her hair into snakes.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of blames
Verb
  • The Illinois Nurses Association strongly condemns Prime’s attempts to permanently close the unit, said Kaitlynd French, who was previously a nurse at the hospital and now works as the union’s staff representative for the nurses there.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • Coventry said that while the ban on the Russian Olympic Committee and its athletes has been revoked, the IOC still condemns Russian actions in Ukraine.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of condemns
Verb
  • That works beautifully against outsiders, and outsiders are most of who criticizes us.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Mike Collins criticizes Jon Ossoff for relying on out-of-state donations.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
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