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as in condemnation
a prayer that harm will come to someone
uttered a curse upon his persecutor from the scaffold
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2
as in swear
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
started muttering curses after hitting his thumb with the hammer
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as in bane
a source of harm or misfortune
intolerance of personal differences is a curse of humanity
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as in to imprecate
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon
I curse the guy who had the idea of having annoying salespeople call up innocent people to sell them things they don't want
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as in to plague
to cause persistent suffering to
misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house
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as in to blame
to use profane or obscene language at or about
cursed him for showing up late, when he knew how important it was to be on time
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Recent Examples of curse
Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
As the phenomena intensify, Skye realizes she may have been marked by the same curse that claimed so many lives before her.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Marina Watts, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The authorities will be on your case if you’re caught cursing: a few years ago, Australian batter Travis Head was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for swearing in frustration at himself, not even at an opponent or an official.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Lemont 21-7 (7) Shea Glotzbach helps end conference curse against Hillcrest, clinching first outright title.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
As the phenomena intensify, Skye realizes she may have been marked by the same curse that claimed so many lives before her.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
Roadies were yelling and cursing at him to get off the instrument.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The authorities will be on your case if you’re caught cursing: a few years ago, Australian batter Travis Head was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for swearing in frustration at himself, not even at an opponent or an official.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curse
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As news of the article's removal drew widespread condemnation on social media, Ullyot released a statement attempting to explain the administration's rationale.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Mahmoud Khalil's detention by ICE agents supervised by the White House has drawn widespread condemnation from civil rights and legal advocacy groups.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Could a nice good swear on the pitch to express one’s anger stop a player from lashing out physically, channelling their anger through their vocal cords rather than their fists?—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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The station asked the band not to include the swears.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes,
2 Dec. 2024
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These little piles around my home are the bane of my existence.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
17 Mar. 2025
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And then mentioned the bane of many drivers (including me), a flat tire repair kit that Tesla offers.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Relying heavily on retrospective interviews and self-reporting, these approaches, still widely used in marketing and management, are plagued by recall bias and rationalization.—
Benjamin Voyer,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Now comes a lengthy report published by the Independent Rikers Commission that states the obvious: the offshore complex, plagued by violence and apathy to the level of unconstitutionality, will not close by the date set six years ago by the City Council.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Palestinian health ministry in Gaza blamed the Israeli military, which denied targeting the compound.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Losing at home to Tennessee, even with a backup quarterback, and at home to Arizona cannot be blamed entirely on the front office.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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Libby represents more than 9,000 constituents in Maine's House District 90, and six of them have signed onto the lawsuit as plaintiffs because the censure has impeded her ability to help carry out other legislative actions to serve those constituents.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Boebert’s office did not comment Tuesday but referenced a Monday post on X in which Boebert addressed the censure resolution by mocking Houlahan.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2025
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Advanced tools like optical character recognition (OCR) and natural language processing (NLP) extract key data— for example, sender details, dates, and document types — instantly. 2.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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That echoes language used by former President Joe Biden, who championed US alliances and sought to bring American partners in Asia closer together on security cooperation in the face of what the US sees as a growing security threat from Beijing.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Taylor Sheridan series’ Season 2 finale found Dwight besting his season-long nemesis Cal Thresher (played by guest star Neal McDonough) and then cutting other season-long nemesis Bill Bevilaqua (guest star Frank Grillo) a 50 percent cut of his business for killing New York mafia boss Chickie.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
18 Mar. 2025
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His nemesis Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald) is back too, as is his love interest Virginia (Julie Bowen).—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curse. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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