as in cursing
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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Just tied them all together in about a five-minute reel of me cursing a blue streak.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025 -
Pray for your enemies instead of cursing them.—
Paul Prather,
Arkansas Online,
15 Nov. 2025
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After condemning political violence in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, Tisdale defended what many online considered to be a tribute to the conservative activist.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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On Thursday, though, Staios released an explosive statement condemning those who continue to spread stories or add to the spiraling rumor mill.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Maledicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maledicting. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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