as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
nobody gave a darn about us when we were poor, but now that we are rich, we have friends we never knew about!
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also durn
as in cursed
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
I can't seem to tie this darn shoe
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Recent Examples of darn
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024
The result: Both treatments were pretty darned effective at staving off respiratory failure with no major complications.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
Election be darned, no problem there — most voters have already made up their minds anyway.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 July 2024
Actors lived their best lives Saturday night at the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards – giving each other trophies and looking darned good doing so.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
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In addition, Best Buy has some pretty darned good management.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024
The result: Both treatments were pretty darned effective at staving off respiratory failure with no major complications.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
Election be darned, no problem there — most voters have already made up their minds anyway.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 July 2024
Actors lived their best lives Saturday night at the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards – giving each other trophies and looking darned good doing so.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for darn
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Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
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But the rate at which people are ditching cable suggests that carriage fees won’t be worth a tinker’s damn by the time the looming batch of NBA deals expires.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 July 2024
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Connect: This phase stitches all distribution centers in the network together.Manoj Gujarathi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Egypt’s lax immigration rules meant many never formally registered as refugees or received official permission to stay long-term, yet managed to stitch themselves almost seamlessly into the country, supporting themselves and sometimes starting businesses.Vivian Yee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Any preconceived notion of a cursed franchise faded away.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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An offense so defined by injuries the whole campaign was taking on a cursed feel.Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024
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One lucky family got a hoot of a tree topper this Christmas!Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The comments are a hoot FBI text message warning: What to know about keeping your information safe The use of AI in higher education has received pushback from some due to concerns surrounding academic integrity and privacy.Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Doctors still will need to practice sawing into bone and suturing muscles.Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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And when Jay Rubin translated The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1995), roughly 25,000 words were left on the cutting-room floor, while hefty structural changes were required to suture the remaining text together.Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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If working with a credit repair company isn't of interest, connecting with a reliable counselor from the could be an alternative way to begin the journey of repairing your credit. fairness meter fairness meter Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair.Ashley Parks, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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If the burning dust smell persists, then it's recommended to turn off the furnace and contact an HVAC professional to inspect and repair the HVAC system.Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
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Peaky itself follows the crime family into the 1920s, getting its series’ title from the gang’s modus operandi of sewing razor blades into its caps.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
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Some weighted blanket models are made with metal chain material sewn into them.Martta Kelly, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
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Two women were now the lead anchors on Today, creating a powerful symbolism just as terrible revelations were surfacing about several men in the industry.Eric Deggans, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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The start of the Palisades and Eaton Fires was a case of terrible timing: A drought had turned abundant vegetation into crisp fire fuel, and the winter rains were absent.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Darn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darn. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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