as in cursed
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
this deuced washing machine always gives me trouble
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deuced
Adjective
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Slavery had a cursed past, and a present to be tolerated, but no future.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025 -
Diana, originally a student in the classic series, is now a doctor navigating her supernatural powers, a cursed love triangle, and a far more sensual storyline - complete with steamy scenes that are a bold departure from the chaste kisses of 35 years ago.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Before the turn of the year, Manchester City were stuck in an awful rut.—
Sam Tighe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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This joins a truly awful 18% audience score and an also-bad 5.7 out of 10 on IMDB, where anything under a 6 is almost never worth watching.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
6 Dec. 2024
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When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
4 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Public interest in the film intensified after a stroke of terrible happenstance.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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United have fallen massively and it’s been a terrible watch all season, bar a couple of highs.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Gunsmoke that smells of rotten eggs wafts over the field.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 Apr. 2025
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These can cause your poop to smell like rotten eggs.12 Food intolerances, like lactose intolerance or gluten sensitivity can also cause smelly poop.—
Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH,
Health,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Deuced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deuced. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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