as in cursed
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
this damnable couch is falling apart
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Recent Examples of damnable
Our Sunday Hot Button Top 10 notes column brings you what’s on our minds, locally and nationally but from a Miami perspective and accentuating stuff that’s big, weird, damnable, funny or otherwise worth needling as the sports week just past pivots to the week ahead.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
Drawing the line isn’t easy, and the damnable thing is that standards change from generation to generation.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
Taken together, the two drove home a damnable fact about America in 2022: That virulent pus coursing through the souls of Mississippi racists in 1955 still flows and has been reconstituted in the despicable figure of Donald J. Trump and the people who follow him.
—Keith L. Runyon, The Courier-Journal, 17 Nov. 2022
Wordle two steps faster than the damnable robot.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
Drawing the line isn’t easy, and the damnable thing is that standards change from generation to generation.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
Taken together, the two drove home a damnable fact about America in 2022: That virulent pus coursing through the souls of Mississippi racists in 1955 still flows and has been reconstituted in the despicable figure of Donald J. Trump and the people who follow him.
—Keith L. Runyon, The Courier-Journal, 17 Nov. 2022
Wordle two steps faster than the damnable robot.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damnable
Adjective
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Ru awards it to the crew for having to watch the entirety of what must have been the most cursed puppet show since Being John Malkovich.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2026
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The major hubs are bad in all the predictable ways, but America’s smaller airports are each cursed and tragic in their own exquisite style.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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To have to come and be in this particular bracket every freaking year is unacceptable.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Pair the fuzzy crewneck top and subtle kick-flare pants with chic platform sneakers or breathable, on-trend Mary Janes (this pair from Rothy’s is so freaking comfortable).—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This is a terrible blow against reform and the Dems should be ashamed.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Here are five novels that have been tied to terrible crimes.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The timing is awful, as Rodon was scheduled to make a rehab start with the Yankees' Double-A affiliate.—
Logan Brown,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Broncos were awful on the ground.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Linda Cardellini offers up a killer breakdown to the roaring chorus of the lawn guy’s infernal leaf blower.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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La Fontaine’s fable runs to 44 lines; after the infernal prologue, the remaining 40 sketch the fortunes of Hell’s two daughters.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With more than a dozen varieties grown in and around SoCal, in 2026 alone, heads (of cabbage) will roll if Angelenos can’t get their fix of this vitamin-rich, potassium-laden, calcium-blasted antioxidant VIP in 2026.—
Rebecca Leib,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Each earbud is made from polished aluminum and housed in a pearl-blasted charging case made from natural aluminum.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The others have tried to forget all about it, and have managed to put some distance between themselves and their accursed hometown.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
3 Sep. 2019
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Must be able to play an accursed whalebone lyre while consuming five sticks of unsalted butter.—
Keaton Patti,
The New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2019
Adjective
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And that kind of movie almost always tastes rotten — no matter how long it’s been sitting in theaters.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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He was forced to eat cat litter, cat feces, urine, vomit and rotten spinach, according to court documents.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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