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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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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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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
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“Doggone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doggone. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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