as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune
a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars
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as in cursing
to use profane or obscene language at or about
damned the car for once again breaking down
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as in denouncing
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 sentencing
to impose a judicial punishment on
damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of damning
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
That fact alone, which Texas Tech and Sorsby confirmed, is the most damning part of this saga.
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Trey Wallace Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
After two weeks of damning government evidence at trial, a former South Florida nursing school operator pleaded guilty on Monday to running a diploma mill for thousands of nurses rather than present a defense and let a jury decide her fate in Fort Lauderdale federal court.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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The story that Meija tells is also quite damning.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
That fact alone, which Texas Tech and Sorsby confirmed, is the most damning part of this saga.
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Trey Wallace Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
Verb
Then, in 2015, after welcoming both their second and third children, Kardashian ended their relationship once and for all amidst damning photos of him getting a bit too close to stylist Chloe Bartoli.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
After two weeks of damning government evidence at trial, a former South Florida nursing school operator pleaded guilty on Monday to running a diploma mill for thousands of nurses rather than present a defense and let a jury decide her fate in Fort Lauderdale federal court.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damning
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The last time Rushing caught Ohtani, the pitcher took over pitch-calling after a disastrous second inning against the Twins last week.
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Since his disastrous tenure with the New York Yankees from 2016 to 2022, which included a suspension for violating MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse policy, Chapman has worked to turn around his career.
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The woman started cursing her out.
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Throughout our conversation, Rosenbaum frequently cited examples in which obvious AI errors left him enraged and literally cursing at the machine.
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During Democratic presidencies, which the DSA mostly spends denouncing the occupant of the Oval Office as a sellout, Democratic loyalists have less patience for factional complaints.
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The crisis that healthcare professionals on and off the island have been denouncing for years has mobilized nonprofit health organizations in Miami, which are preparing to act immediately in the event sociopolitical change comes to the island.
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Wednesday is sentencing day for Rex Heuermann, long the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case that has loomed over Long Island for more than three decades.
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This week, a jury in McKinney, Texas convicted 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony of murder, sentencing him to 35 years in prison for the killing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in April 2025.
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As attendees were escorted out of the Great American State Fair on Sunday because of inclement weather, guests noticed an unfortunate typo displayed on a digital billboard at the National Mall.
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They should be trained not to ask a bunch of questions about the medical condition, express doubt, comment that the timing is unfortunate or share private information with co-workers.
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It should be noted that this is not about blaming medication or the people who rely on it.
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The victim's mother also addressed the jury, blaming Rullan for her son's depression and anxiety and describing the emotional toll the abuse had taken on their family.
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Lot is often described in the Qurʾān, and in subsequent interpretive traditions, in the role of condemning the men of Sodom for lusting after men rather than women.
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Officials in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also came out with statements on Saturday condemning Iran.
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The fatal hit-and-run occurred less than two hours after a 13-year-old boy was killed riding on the back of a moped in Queens after his friend slammed into an open car door and then careened into a moving truck.
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The highest number of fatal attacks, the study found, occurred after high-risk behaviors, including deliberately entering waterways known to contain alligators.
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damning. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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