1
: bringing damnation
a damning sin
2
: causing or leading to condemnation or ruin
presented some damning testimony
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a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars
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Taylor, 57, asserts the first investigation couldn’t have been too damning, since in early 2024 the school negotiated an extension of his contract with increases of base salary and buyout payments in the event the school fired him.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
More damning was the claim from the critics that the samples used by Wolfe–Simon's team were contaminated by phosphorus from the lake.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 July 2025
Much more damning material is likely to come out soon.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
But now, their proximity to power makes this all the more damning.
—Gina Montaner, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
More damning was the claim from the critics that the samples used by Wolfe–Simon's team were contaminated by phosphorus from the lake.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 July 2025
Much more damning material is likely to come out soon.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
But now, their proximity to power makes this all the more damning.
—Gina Montaner, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damning. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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