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Definition of dangnext

dang

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adverb

dang

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dang
Adjective
As far as views from the top go, this one is pretty dang good. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 And, of course, there’s all those dang reptiles Texas is known for. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026 Fans have been asking for these cars for years; Ferrari’s already won the dang thing three times since the 499P first hit the track. Adam Ismail, The Drive, 10 June 2026 All your dang eggs in one basket. Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 Quebec teams were no dang good. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026 Just give us the dang horses next year. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026 Raye is topping global charts and looking dang good while doing it. Elise Tabin, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026 The triplex, which has five terraces, eight balconies, and six wood-burning fireplaces, seems like a much better investment than that dang ferry. Clio Chang, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dang
Adjective
  • And that's what Simon hasn't learned how to do yet, which is to just go and get a freaking life.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • But my concern about my present writing quality is getting in the way of just telling a freaking story.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Adverb
  • This sucker is super small and lightweight, clips on in a second, and feels damn close to the original inputs.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The reason the rent is too damn high is because Wall Street is counting on it.
    Anisha Steephen, Time, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • By Jennifer Barger Special to The Washington Post One dusty family photo album in my attic holds black-and-white snapshots of my mother and grandmother darning their socks in the early 1950s.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • Others proclaim that we should be darned happy that AI seems to work.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • Abdurraqib’s point, though, appears to be that the curse might be a blessing in disguise, or at least that our attempts to outrun the curse might be more cursed than the curse itself.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the press, Duleep was seen as another victim of the cursed Koh-i-Noor, instead of the British Empire.
    Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The Rolling Stones, down to two original members, have released their 25th studio album, Foreign Tongues, and most of it is pretty damned good.
    David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026
  • But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Members of the search-and-rescue team who helped save the friends say the area is extremely treacherous and potentially dangerous even in daylight and perfect conditions.
    Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Washington Capitals’ system is headlined by the highly creative Cole Hutson and the extremely competitive Ryan Leonard.
    Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The five per cent is for if things go terribly wrong and Liverpool have no choice but to change.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Supporters of the bill say that type of restriction is terribly outdated.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Romanian officials have warned that the danger to border communities is very real.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • California eventually adopted a very limited film tax credit plan in 2009, but even then production had already gone elsewhere.
    Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Dang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dang. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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