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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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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
Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Stubborn independence is, however, a blessing and a curse.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Beyond being heckled, cursed at, and pelted with eggs and rocks, he was forced to hide from mobs.
—TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Alexander swore a nervous curse, and May stared at him, a look of consternation on her face, reaching for her father with her tiny hand.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Stubborn independence is, however, a blessing and a curse.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
Neely's father cursed in anger shortly after the verdict and was forcibly removed from the courtroom by a court officer.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Beyond being heckled, cursed at, and pelted with eggs and rocks, he was forced to hide from mobs.
—TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curse
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Their actions drew condemnation on social media from political leaders on both the left and the right.David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Some are singling out the pay raise in their condemnations.Axios, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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The station asked the band not to include the swears.Kris Holt, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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There’s a heavy focus on Asia’s first One&Only spa, featuring a green caviar body exfoliation and an Augustinus Bader facial celebs swear by.Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
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Hormonal acne has been the bane of my existence for several years now.Jasmine Browley, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
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Long and variable lead times are the bane of a manufacturing supply chain.Steve Banker, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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John Hancock Tower Boston’s John Hancock Tower was plagued by controversy from the very beginning.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2024
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Some of the stream's elements worked, but it was still plagued by technical mishaps.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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The regime blamed the economic collapse on sanctions, the price Syria had to pay for standing up to foreign powers.Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Kennedy has a long history of blaming vaccines for autism.Catherine Tan, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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The party says there will be disciplinary action — which could include censure, suspension and a ban — for those who violate the code.Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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Heinz removed the censure from his request and put forth a motion requesting investigations by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona into the sheriff's actions.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
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For example, 22 policies (44.0%) did not include language stating that parents must be notified of incidents as soon as possible.Nolan McKendry | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
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Onto the page spilled more than ten thousand lines of the richest and most resourceful blank verse in the English language, arranged into ten books in 1667, then rearranged into twelve in 1674.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The new footage also offers glimpses of Superman’s civilian persona, Clark Kent, bustling into the offices of the Daily Planet, as well as his colleague Lois Lane (portrayed by Rachel Brosnahan) and nemesis Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult).Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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To add a layer, Kitty’s former nemesis and reluctant roommate Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee) confessed his feelings for her.Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curse. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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