as in cursed
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon
with her dying breath the witch imprecated the villagers for their relentless persecution of her
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According to Detroit legend, the Nain Rouge cursed the city and its founder hundreds of years ago.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026 -
Born to Comfort McNair is blessed—or maybe cursed—with the kind of aura that makes people want to hug her.—
John Archibald,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Castro family has been lauded as heroes by some, but condemned as repressive by others.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Ben Saul, UN special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, has condemned both US and Iranian threats to target civilian energy infrastructure.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Imprecated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprecated. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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