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darn

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verb

as in to stitch
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches in the old days, holes in socks had to be darned by hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

darn

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adjective

variants also durn

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of darn
Verb
Fifty-six years later, the company is still carrying on that mission and delivering some pretty darned exhilarating performances in the process. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025 However, dermatologists agree that no skincare regime is complete without sun protection, so SPF gets a spot on this list, technicalities be darned. Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
CatVideoFest 2025 has clawed past the $1 million mark, an achievement for the franchise launched in 2016 by filmmaker Will Braden, who apparently does a darn good job curating the best cat videos from across global social media. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025 Well, so much for that, though Indy does look like a pretty darn salty group. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for darn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darn
Noun
  • Even for those in the North who didn’t care a damn for the four million held in brutal bondage, or those who wanted a soft, conciliatory approach, the war began to take on new and moral meaning.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • At the start, the project required building a damn to drain the water from the facade.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Named after his grandparents, the brand is an act of preservation—an archive stitched with memory, Southern pride, and a reverence for the people who raised him in Texas.
    Essence, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
  • If medieval tapestries stitched dynastic history, Riley is recording her own.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The three cursed housemates were sent to the Exit Room, where their fate would be decided.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Though married to Betty Jo (Jeanne Tripplehorn, a hoot in femme-fatale mode), Dale was rumored to be gay.
    Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Milvia Marigliano is a hoot as Coco Vulori, an old dear friend with some very loud opinions to express, and maybe the key to helping DeSantis solve his wife’s onetime unfaithfulness.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The travelogue portion of Walking the Bypass is sutured, sometimes maladroitly, to a history of the Crown’s abuses of Indigenous peoples.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Trials showed issues with needle control and orientation during suturing, indicating that the haptic feedback mechanisms need improvement.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
Adjective
  • An allied assertion is that if AI generates foul code, tell the AI to get its act together and fix the darned stuff.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In general, experts said residents can expect to spend one year to repair a home after a disaster.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, the high-quality protein in lean chicken helps to repair tissue and muscle.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Again, the idea of the freaking Crimson Tide celebrating a win over Vandy is just as bizarre as Vandy being in a big game to begin with.
    Jason Kirk, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Some accredited investors have 'no freaking clue' Even investors who already qualify as accredited could welcome, and benefit from, such a test, experts say.
    Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Darn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darn. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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