1
as in curses
a prayer that harm will come to someone
upon discovering that someone had stolen his golf bag, he let loose a volley of execrations
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2
as in enemies
something or someone that is hated
denounced as an abomination before God and man, the heretic would forever be an execration even amongst his own people
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Noun
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Pay multiple people from the crafts site Etsy to perform tarot readings, lift any existing curses and otherwise engage in witchcraft.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Indeed, various curses and slurs could be heard shouted from the audience at London's Royal Festival Hall, even during some segments broadcast to audiences in England and abroad.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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There's a long history of journalists seeking interviews with world leaders, even when they are regarded as enemies of the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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It was supposed to help America dominate its enemies.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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As the representative for the armed wing of a human empire, you're tasked with subduing these Lovecraftian abominations and securing a foothold for humanity on alien worlds.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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The Succession Wars took a much darker turn thanks to the development of not just Battlemechs but of horrible flesh and steel monsters called abominations.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The technology has enabled them to compete with adversaries fielding large and sophisticated air forces.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
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Other provisions in the bill include new due diligence standards to prevent any tech from falling into the hands of adversaries such as China — another concern of Ernst.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Despite all these benefits, snakes are among humans’ top phobias.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
15 Mar. 2026
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The circumstances made the role ill-suited to Bennett, and everyone knew that Shawn was beset by phobias.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Execrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execrations. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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