as in curses
a prayer that harm will come to someone
the defiant prisoner continued to hurl imprecations and insults at the guards
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curses
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As rocks and curses flew from the street, bullets spat from the middle window on the south side of the house.—
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Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Seth was given the job to create a list of curses and a list of clean words that Steve could shout.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Imprecations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprecations. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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