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also durned
as in freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
the darned computer is broken
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as in stitched
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches
in the old days, holes in socks had to be darned by hand
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Recent Examples of darned
Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Within days, the magic of agricultural alchemy will turn it all into the best darned fertilizer since God invented the chicken.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
Let’s cruise another groomer and try to remember how to make a gosh darned turn.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 2 Dec. 2025
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
America’s sweetheart doesn’t need any more good press from anyone—I’d bet my fortune that she could be elected Queen of Tennessee, Constitution-be-darned, if elections were held today.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The Triumph was, and still is, honest, authentic, and darned-near bulletproof.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
That would be a ripe spot to declare that the AI isn’t of professional quality and make darned sure to remove any wording that suggests otherwise.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The first revelation was apparently fine, but her mom blamed those darned permissive Jesuits at Holy Cross for the second.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Within days, the magic of agricultural alchemy will turn it all into the best darned fertilizer since God invented the chicken.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
Let’s cruise another groomer and try to remember how to make a gosh darned turn.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 2 Dec. 2025
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
America’s sweetheart doesn’t need any more good press from anyone—I’d bet my fortune that she could be elected Queen of Tennessee, Constitution-be-darned, if elections were held today.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Verb
More holes had been worn through the holes that had been darned.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The Triumph was, and still is, honest, authentic, and darned-near bulletproof.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
That would be a ripe spot to declare that the AI isn’t of professional quality and make darned sure to remove any wording that suggests otherwise.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darned
Adjective
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Travis hasn’t hit a freaking golf ball.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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More than anything, though, Jessie is someone who clearly just really freaking loves to crosscountry ski.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The aerial views were surreal—cliffs tumbling into aquamarine seas, olive groves stitched like patchwork across the land—Mallorca, seen from the gods’ point of view.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Now, that philosophy is stitched into every seam of its uniforms.—
Lauren Harano,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The story about a woman, who is considered a cursed bride, and her husband, who pretends to be possessed in an attempt to control her, is the first all-Pakistani feature at the Berlin International Film Festival, which has in the past featured Pakistani co-productions.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the game, players must sacrifice their own blood to use as ammunition against terrifying statues of saints that come to life in order to survive while unraveling the mystery of the cursed island of Tormentosa.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
Adjective
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As exhilarating as the holidays can be, the flip side can be pretty darn boring - January.—
John Shumway,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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So, yeah, this is a darn good deal.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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It was cleaned, repaired, passed along and has never been altered.—
David Begnaud,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Routine maintenance periods typically last about six months, while larger refits or modernization efforts can take years and cost billions of dollars due to the scale of systems that must be inspected, repaired, or replaced.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And not this awful thing that happens again.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Padres were mostly woeful for a decade before Preller’s arrival and wholly awful the first five seasons under his direction.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The question was about the student section’s harassment of former Spartan Xavier Booker, which seemed like a legitimate query considering Booker had a terrible game.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The move was expected because Hill, who played for the Chiefs from 2016-‘21 before being traded to the Dolphins, is recovering from a terrible knee injury.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Darned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darned. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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