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or doggoned
as in freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
yet another doggone problem in the phone lines
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doggone
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Her sixth novel, Play Nice reads like The Amityville Horror through a cursed Instagram filter.—
Neil McRobert,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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The series follows a Louvre art restorer who uncovers a cursed Mesopotamian mask tied to the storm god Baal Phegor, drawing her into a web of disappearances and dark secrets.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Well, so much for that, though Indy does look like a pretty darn salty group.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Chapter narrators alternate between a homing pigeon and a soldier whose futures intersect in the most terrible of war offensives in France.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Sunday will also be Gabriel’s first NFL start in terrible weather.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Meyers acted his dang butt off in this sketch, and the audience paid him back with unsure and hesitating titters — not crickets, but not enthusiasm either.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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The ice packs had long melted, but the cans of soda were pretty dang refreshing.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Doggone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doggone. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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