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 freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
I can't seem to tie this darn shoe
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Recent Examples of darn
Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
If only that darned Joseph Stalin hadn’t come along.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Fiona Landers, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Helles Real won this whole darn thing in 2023, so that 2 seed is well-earned.
—Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Much is made of the iconography of the character of Mary Poppins — one of cinema's most famous, hyperbole be darned — but perhaps not enough is owed to how Julie Andrews, on the cusp of 30, simultaneously brought green charisma and decades of wisdom to the magical, practical nanny.
—Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
If only that darned Joseph Stalin hadn’t come along.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Just get the darn curler and invoke Hathor!
—Fiona Landers, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
Helles Real won this whole darn thing in 2023, so that 2 seed is well-earned.
—Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for darn
Noun
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In a world of drivers mostly ruled by their corporate sponsors, Busch was an otherworldly talent who simply did not give a damn.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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In comedy, no one gives a damn.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Verb
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On Thursday, June 5, Johnson, 54, stitched her video on social media—while wearing his long locks in character as Maui for the live-action Moana movie.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Branding is subtle with a tonal logo stitched onto the left side, keeping this accessory neutral and easy to match.—
Cassie Gill,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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There’s gonna be some comedy at the beginning and then there’s gonna be freaking reggaeton!—
Suzy Exposito,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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That itself should be a freaking movie.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Periodically, Spider-Noir is, indeed, a hoot.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Verb
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The nerves can be sutured back together to minimize pain, Bank said, but most breast surgeons haven’t been trained to do this.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The company says the system would be able to perform hemorrhage control, wound repair, chest decompression, shrapnel extraction, and field suturing, stabilizing the patient until evacuation can be carried out.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The penalty shootout is a cursed affliction when the roulette wheel fails you, and that was Arsenal’s fate here.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Before his arrival, PSG almost seemed cursed in this competition and was unable to get over the line almost to the point of ridicule – then stepped in this visionary Spanish genius.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Bessent’s team will assess conditions in Gulf countries and request estimates of the cost of repairing damage inflicted by Iran since the start of the conflict.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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But no one who saw it on Saturday held much hope that it could be repaired.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Verb
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The nylon fabric panels are sewed together with strips of Kevlar.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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It's then woven into denim fabric, and cut and sewn into jeans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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“Darn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darn. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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