damns 1 of 2

plural of damn

damns

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verb

present tense third-person singular of damn
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Noun
  • TikTok @evelynmmartin The dog jumps onto the grassy area, shakes his head with his whole body moving in excitement, and jumps up to greet Martin, showering her with licks and nuzzles before spinning excitedly in a circle.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Hopefully that was worth it — because quarterback Tua Tagovailoa took his fair share of licks in the process.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 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
  • All the segments understand the assignment, aiming primarily to elicit hoots and hollers.
    James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The town hall crowd received my comments with strong clapping and appreciative hoots and hollers.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Delta blames a global IT outage last summer for its performance problems.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The man who unleashed a mob on the Capitol, and said Liz Cheney should face nine barrels shooting at her for supporting his opponent, blames the radical left for their rhetoric.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jezebel condemns the shooting of Charlie Kirk in the strongest possible terms.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The United States and South Korean militaries are holding annual joint exercises that North Korea condemns as a rehearsal for invasion.
    Stella Kim, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If your boss criticizes your work, do not argue or retreat.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • What the president is trying to do here is very systemic and systematic, and that is, anyone who stands up to the president, anyone who criticizes the president, anyone who says anything adverse to the president's interests gets the full weight of the federal government brought down on them.
    NBC news, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Damns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damns. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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