damns 1 of 2

plural of damn

damns

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verb

present tense third-person singular of damn
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damns
Noun
  • While Kendrick and Drake were putting their pens to their limits, Metro fired up some software and got his licks in.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • On the title track, a handful of bass licks grow outward into a waiting drum beat.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Liam Perino curses in front of his parents.
    Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Qatar denounces ‘cowardly’ Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders Israel launched an aerial strike against senior Hamas leaders in Doha on Tuesday, in its first direct attack on Qatari soil, marking a significant escalation in regional tensions.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For instance, ProPublica cited his tax experience as exceptionally limited, pointing out that his only qualification centers around being a Certified Tax & Business Advisor, which ProPublica denounces as a dubious and frivolous designation.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Hers is prose in which sentences judder and disintegrate and run over each other.
    Book Marks August 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There are a few hoots and hollers as the others agree or protest.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The grieving mother blames a lack of medical care for her child’s death – although the medical team which treated her told CNN that there was no link between her death and the funding cuts.
    Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Suarez blames too many New Yorkers moving in for the inflated real-estate prices.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The United States condemns China's aggressive actions in defiance of international law and supports the Philippines in pursuit of a free and open Indo-Pacfic.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Latino civil rights organization condemns attack The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), a national civil rights organization for Latinos, condemned the attack at the ICE facility.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jenkins did not respond to an interview request, but the extent of those concerns appears to have been a memo authored by an Oakland resident who frequently criticizes the commission at public forums.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • To do so, the country is supporting mass infrastructure projects and the construction of stadiums, priorities that the movement heavily criticizes.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Damns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damns. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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