as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
nobody gave a darn about us when we were poor, but now that we are rich, we have friends we never knew about!
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also durn
as in cursed
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
I can't seem to tie this darn shoe
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for darn
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Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
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But the rate at which people are ditching cable suggests that carriage fees won’t be worth a tinker’s damn by the time the looming batch of NBA deals expires.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 July 2024
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Amaral began using horsehair as a material in the late 1960s, exploiting its natural stiffness which enabled her to scale up her work, for example with ‘Gran Muro’ (‘Great Wall’) which features strips of different lengths and thicknesses stitched onto a cotton backing.Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Neither is it stitched by vignettes nor ensconced by the crafts of atmospheric immersion.Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
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The cursed man is William Hickman, a merchant who lived there with his family beginning in 1596.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Footage of gamers struggling to build simple structures, or watching elaborate builds conjured before their eyes, are like watching someone trapped in a cursed Minecraft that exists in purgatory, with players never able to see their efforts come together into something coherent.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Oldman seems to be having a hoot in the role, too, which has landed him one of the show’s aforementioned Emmy nominations.Brian Grubb, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Margaret Qualley, as the former A-lister's younger self, also goes for broke in a film that's a disturbing, hilarious and jaw-dropping hoot.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
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And perhaps most importantly, what detergent does the hospital use to keep his scrubs looking so white? In non-Kelce news, Episode 3 basically lays out a list of killer suspects, all of whom exhibit expert suturing abilities.Andy Swift, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2024
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But how well that scar heals is largely based on your doctor’s suturing technique.Kayla Greaves, Essence, 26 Sep. 2024
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Previously, Tri and its ilk have repaired these rifts, but something has gone awry, and Tri needs Zelda’s help to fix things.Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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By the numbers: The bond package includes $56 million to resurface more than 25 miles of streets, $14 million for new traffic signals and cameras and $20 million to repair shoddy sidewalks, according to the AJC.Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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Embellishments that are sewn on can easily tear in the washer and if they are glued, the intensity of the hot water can break down the adhesive.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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The women also sew tote bags, skirts and other cloth items.John Corrigan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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In contrast, the United States in the 1970s suffered terrible inflationary pressures, financial dislocation, and substandard economic performance even though its outstanding government debt averaged only 33% of the county’s GDP.Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Any scenario that involves someone having to publicly stand by a terrible lie is aces in my book, so watching 45-year-old Sue squirm as others discussed the apparent assassination of one Miss Peppers was a true delight.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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