as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
that dilapidated house is a damn eyesore and should be torn down
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as in damned
to a great degree
told her she'd never get married because she was too damn picky
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as in whit
the smallest amount or part imaginable
I don't want to hear about your problems—I just don't give a damn
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as in to curse
to use profane or obscene language at or about
damned the car for once again breaking down
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as in to blame
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council
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as in to sentence
to impose a judicial punishment on
damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of damn
Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2023
And baseball doesn’t give one damn.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2022
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Many take a different view, believing Joel’s actions to be entirely selfish and quite possibly damning the entire human race.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The small Central American nation switched alliances from Taiwan to China last month, not long after a Chinese company built a $300 million hydroelectric damn in the country, fully funded by the Chinese government.
—Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2023
And baseball doesn’t give one damn.
—Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2022
Verb
Is there such a thing as damning with faint prophecy?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Many take a different view, believing Joel’s actions to be entirely selfish and quite possibly damning the entire human race.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damn
Adjective
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As for throwback hits, Barbra Streisand’s sheer jumpsuit by Arnold Scaasi, worn in 1969, is proof that having fun on the carpet always wins, as does Salma Hayek’s Armani look in 1997, complete with a tiara.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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Yet the sheer number of the reversals reflect an administration moving much faster than usual.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
20 Nov. 2024
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Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
20 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The lack of logic Trump’s fun-house version of justice may not matter a whit to voters, or alter even slightly their perceptions of the two major parties.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.—
The Editors,
National Review,
30 Sep. 2024
Verb
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The man known only as ‘B’ is half-mortal and half-god, cursed and compelled to violence, even at the sacrifice of his sanity.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Abraham gave us a Salieri both blessed and cursed to appreciate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s genius far more acutely than any living soul.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Democratic establishment’s focus on blaming Trump for those price spikes represents a stark break from its activists, who have launched a protest movement arguing that Trump is a budding dictator with no regard for the Constitution.—
Steve Peoples,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Recently, however, doctors have started reporting more cases of iodine-deficient hypothyroidism—and our salt preferences may be at least partially to blame.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Carlson was sentenced by Butte County Superior Judge Corie J. Caraway, who imposed the 11-year maximum — six years for felony arson and five more for use of an accelerant.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
9 Mar. 2025
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Manson was sentenced to death but was spared execution after the death penalty was abolished in California.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The film’s villain has paralyzed the human species with a piece of technology that melds the body together with a machine and relies on empty fantasy to seduce its human users towards utter isolation.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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Lori-Ann Schmidt In the series, Kimmy's mom's ability to attract utter chaos through her love for adrenaline aligns her closest with Aries.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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They have long since been known to be very controlling with video footage from tournament play.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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What really happened to the very large array of Legos on the living-room floor?—
Alyssa Brandt,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Damn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damn. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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