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as in denouncing
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 plaguing
to cause persistent suffering to
misfortunes and problems seem to have cursed everyone ever associated with that house
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as in cussing
to use offensive or indecent language
you'll have to put a quarter in the jar every time you curse
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as in blaming
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 cursing
Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Te Fiti’s heart, cursing humanity.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2024
The Wrexham co-owner is likely cursing those decisions now.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 Oct. 2024
There are some fun memories of growing up, like her Aunt Delta cursing tourists coming through the house and giving them the finger.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
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Your niece retreats but not before cursing under her breath, in Spanish.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Te Fiti’s heart, cursing humanity.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2024
The Wrexham co-owner is likely cursing those decisions now.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 Oct. 2024
There are some fun memories of growing up, like her Aunt Delta cursing tourists coming through the house and giving them the finger.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursing
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Thousands have since taken to the streets, denouncing an assault on democracy.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott responded to a doctor's viral video denouncing a requirement for hospitals to collect immigrant patient data by appearing to threaten to withdraw funding.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Levesque confirmed that the show will maintain its TV-PG rating, and current restrictions on profanity and blood will remain in place.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
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Police also used heavy force against members of the media and used loudspeakers to shout profanities and insults at the crowds.Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Immediately following the killing, in contrast to those condemning the murder, many on social media aired frustration and anger toward UnitedHealthcare and the private healthcare industry in general.James Factora, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar are condemning Israel’s deployment into Golan Heights, a plateau about 40 miles southwest of Damascus.Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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For some reason, this idea of a period of cheap fossil fuels to accelerate the energy transition is blasphemy, even though a case study already exists in China.Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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But now here’s Ferrari ratcheting up the blasphemy with—this is not a typo—what seems to be a station wagon.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
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Maylia and Jack are both kids, two of the untold number of minors caught up in one side or the other of the burgeoning fentanyl trade afflicting the US.Longreads, Longreads, 4 Oct. 2024
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Whatever's afflicting you out there, in here the coffee is always hot, the fries are always crispy and the ranch dip is always free.Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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The moves sparked a wave of opprobrium from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which accused Israel of attacking Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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It was inspired by the Central Park Five, the name given to the Black and Latino teen-agers who in 1989 were wrongly accused of attacking and raping a white woman in Central Park.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Cursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cursing. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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