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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
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
In the ghetto, before our own eyes, dozens of sayings, curses, good wishes and terms like vashenen—smuggle in—are being created, even songs, jokes and stories that already sound like legends.
—James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
His name has been cursed on the streets of Sacramento, read off a loathsome strip of paper tucked under the windshield wiper: Grant Nakamura.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Based on the books by R.L. Stine, these three films told the story of a curse that had descended on a small town and unfolded across three films set in different eras — 1994, 1978, and 1666.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
In the ghetto, before our own eyes, dozens of sayings, curses, good wishes and terms like vashenen—smuggle in—are being created, even songs, jokes and stories that already sound like legends.
—James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
The top-end model with the Max Plus 395 has 16 CPU cores and 40 graphics cores, while the base-model Ryzen AI Max Plus 390 (curse these names) has 12 CPU cores and 32 graphics cores.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
His name has been cursed on the streets of Sacramento, read off a loathsome strip of paper tucked under the windshield wiper: Grant Nakamura.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curse
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a top aide to President Trump, drew and quickly dismissed a raft of condemnation from Democratic lawmakers, left-wing politicians abroad and others across the internet after twice making what to some looked like a Nazi salute from an inauguration stage.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Faced with racist quotas and restrictive laws, Perkins dared public condemnation—even enduring a congressional crusade for her impeachment—in a desperate effort to save refugees and relocate them to the United States.—
Sara Georgini,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Jan. 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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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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This thing has become the bane of my existence ... GREWAL takes it and places it on her mobile desktop.—
Ayad Akhtar,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2024
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The work has become the bane of residents' existence.—
Steph Solis,
Axios,
31 Oct. 2024
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David in particular can’t seem to understand why Benji is so consistently plagued by suffering.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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The planning for the bill has already been plagued by GOP division over demands for substantial spending cuts, disagreements about a one- or two-bill strategy, and other matters.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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And voters’ belief that its beneficiaries are complacent elitists skilled only in symbolic victory can no longer be blamed on brainwashing by right-wing media.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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While most economists agree that Biden was not to blame for inflation, the yearslong bout of sharp-rising prices hit Americans hard and, ultimately, cast a thick cloud over Biden’s presidency that carried through to the November election.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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But as part of the censure, the board barred Morris from taking part in deliberations and votes regarding the Hagekhalil investigation.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
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Still, her presence does give Sorkin the opportunity to leap back and forth between the writing of the address and the aftermath, exploring the president’s struggle to regain his composure after a congressional censure in the process.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2024
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According to Quartz, those incidents included the airline removing a passenger for wearing a crop top and another wearing clothing with explicit language.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2025
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Frank’s book, translated into more than 70 languages with over 30 million copies sold so far, reads like a nonfiction play at times.—
David G. Allan,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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There were the many members of Mr. Trump’s dynastic clan; the billionaire characters who populate his colorful entourage; foreign leaders; ex-presidents; and political nemeses who Mr. Trump had vanquished.—
Shawn McCreesh,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Per Jackson, Butler was specifically irked by the big 2023 off-season swings taken by two major Eastern Conference nemeses in particular.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curse. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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