as in to curse
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon
a fiery televangelist who was notorious for maledicting liberals and their ilk on a weekly basis
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Identical twins Hal and Bill (both Theo James) have been cursed by the mysterious monkey toy since childhood; their father tried to vanquish it to no avail.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025 -
In the source material, Galactus is the lone survivor of a dead universe cursed with a bottomless hunger for the energy form living worlds.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Trump didn’t exactly condemn the missile strikes on Kyiv, the country’s second largest city.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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On Friday, multiple freedom of the press organizations condemned the administration's latest move.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Maledict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maledict. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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