as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
only a damned fool would say such a thing
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as in damn
to a great degree
it's a damned fine day
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as in cursed
to use profane or obscene language at or about
damned the car for once again breaking down
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as in denounced
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 sentenced
to impose a judicial punishment on
damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of damned
Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
Nix is not a question, his ankle be damned.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
20 June 2026
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
This is typically where everyone’s hindsight becomes so damned good.
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Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
O’Connor’s harrowing depictions of the effects of irresistible grace on the willfully self-damned aren’t everyone’s chalice of wine.
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Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
Nix is not a question, his ankle be damned.
—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
20 June 2026
Adverb
To take just one example from many hundreds, consider this conical, solid brass paperweight from minimalist Swedish firm Les Few, which will weigh down your expense reports and look damned good doing it.
—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
This is typically where everyone’s hindsight becomes so damned good.
—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Verb
He was subsequently hailed by many northern abolitionists as a martyr and damned by many southerners as an insurrectionist intent on destroying the institution of slavery.
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Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
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The sleeveless gown featured a semi-sheer corset bodice with a curtain of lace foliage that cascaded down past the thigh-high slit, forming an elegant silhouette.
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Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.
Adverb
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Hodad’s is a third-generation small business, a San Diego treasure that makes a damn good burger.
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Williams is too young to be this damn good.
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The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
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Unlike Tithonus, cursed to age forever, electoral rules can and should be renewed.
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Several temple administrators have denounced robotic elephants for rituals and festivals.
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Activists and faith leaders denounced the conditions at the office during a press conference the previous day, calling on officials to visit the facility and said there had been bad conditions at the facility for weeks.
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She was ultimately sentenced to life in prison with an eligibility for parole after 15 years served.
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Benjamin Song, who shot an Alvarado Police Department officer in the neck during the July 4 incident at Prairieland Detention Center outside the Dallas-Fort Worth area, was sentenced to a century behind bars, according to court documents reviewed by USA TODAY.
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Others shared in the catharsis, too — some resorting to jokes about the hectic postgame interviews Anthony Edwards and Ball furnished, some resorting to utter confusion.
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The scene around me was one of utter bedlam, with stadium officials even joining in the celebrations.
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That restraint also challenges the idea that sauvignon blanc must be extremely aromatic to be recognizable.
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Superconductors can carry electricity with zero resistance, but only at extremely low temperatures.
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Researchers sometimes refer to these influences as permission structures, or social cues that signal whether certain behaviors are likely to be rewarded, ignored or condemned.
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The author — who first came under fire in 2020 for making remarks widely condemned as transphobic — has denied being transphobic, defending her views as pro-feminist.
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“Damned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damned. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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