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damning

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verb

present participle of damn
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Recent Examples of damning
Adjective
And keep in mind that lying in church seems a particularly damning idea. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025 The December 2022 Harry & Meghan documentary had a critics score of 45 percent which was seen as a damning indictment at the time, but her latest offering has sunk even lower. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 The results were damning: the more entertaining the video, the worse passengers performed in recalling key safety information. thehustle.co, 21 Mar. 2025 Although, the late night adventure came with a damning condition that would crush the dreams of almost every kid. Joshua Lamb, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for damning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damning
Adjective
  • But what could have been a disastrous situation from the jump has the looks of becoming a positive for Báez and the Tigers.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Apple had seemed to resolve this with its Private Cloud Compute, but then its disastrous Apple Intelligence delays made all that somewhat academic for the time being at least.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • No more dragging the reindeer down from the attic, cursing as hooves knock you on the noggin, a new piece missing each year.
    Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
  • After listing off three notable cellmates who passed through — one who howled at the moon; one who talked to the wall; and one who'd strike her own head while cursing to herself — Blanchard describes yet another who trumped them all.
    Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Immigration advocates will host a press conference denouncing the partnership.
    Verónica Egui Brito and, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Student activists are denouncing Khalil's arrest as an attempt to use deportation to stifle free speech.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2022, Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff, who presided over both trials, decided The Times was not liable for defamation while jurors were deliberating, that the error amounted to unfortunate editorializing but not libel.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Such a difficult call really spotlighted for the first time how tough a situation he has been left in by Eddie Howe’s unfortunate absence (due to pneumonia).
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The statement sparked outrage with GOP lawmakers, who slammed Allstate for not explicitly condemning terrorism.
    Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Back at the office, Helly receives news of her resignation request - her outie denied it, condemning her to a lifetime of work.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Across all suicide attempts not involving a firearm, only 4% result in death; but for firearm suicide, approximately 90% of attempts are fatal.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • That stretch proved to be fatal for the Heat, as the Cavaliers extended their lead to nine with 16.9 seconds to play and put the game away before Miami scored again following this rough late-game span.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Finally, Assad’s fall has fueled domestic discontent among loyalists to the regime in Tehran, with some calling the loss a strategic blunder and openly criticizing the government on state television.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Shiney-Ajay said Harris should have spent additional time criticizing lawmakers—like Manchin and Congressional Republicans—who limited the administration's climate goals, using it as a chance to emphasize her intent to seek greater climate victories in the future.
    Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024

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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damning. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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