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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
Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 18 June 2025
More Getty Images Earlier this March, when Sam Woods broke her own curse by securing her first-ever state soccer championship, Tiger was there again, cheering her on.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Facing execution for accidentally cursing President Saddam Hussein on stage, actor Salem pretends to be insane.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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Noun
If Devers hits 15 home runs for the Giants this season, does that mean the 30-homer curse is over for the franchise?
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 18 June 2025
More Getty Images Earlier this March, when Sam Woods broke her own curse by securing her first-ever state soccer championship, Tiger was there again, cheering her on.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Verb
Cassandra is a Greek mythological figure who can foretell the future, but is cursed to have no one ever believe her.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Facing execution for accidentally cursing President Saddam Hussein on stage, actor Salem pretends to be insane.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curse
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As America celebrates its 249th anniversary and a declaration of independence from tyranny on July 4, Bolick's comments represent his most piercing and direct condemnation of actions taken by the country's highest political leaders.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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The suppression of dissent drew international condemnation, and the U.S. and the European Union imposed sanctions on Belarus.—
Yuras Karmanau,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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Bonus: For every 100ml bottle sold, Omorovicza donates 5% to Water.org, supporting global access to safe water. Jones Road Miracle Balm, $40 Women over 50 swear by this award-winning, Bobbi Brown-founded brand for its nourishing and hydrating qualities.—
Kristen Philipkoski,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The word was forbidden in their household and treated like a swear.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
22 Apr. 2025
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The incredibly convoluted and varied minimum bag limits across different airlines have been the bane of low-cost European travel since carry-on charges were first introduced in 2005 by the now-defunct Flybe airline.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Clouds are the bane of a hurricane forecaster’s existence.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2025
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With water crises increasingly plaguing other areas of the country, Central Arkansas is positioning itself as a destination for sustainable economic growth.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 July 2025
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Kobe Bufkin, Hawks The rare third-year player showing up at summer league, Bufkin had a rough summer in his 2023 rookie season and has been plagued by injuries ever since, only appearing in 27 games over his first two seasons.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Chemical residue can be a primary cause of stiff towels and products like fabric softener can often be to blame.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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Christian Prudhomme, general director of the Tour de France, suggested that the peloton was already too fast last year, blaming speed for the scary 12-rider crash involving Jonas Vingegaard, Evenepoel, and Primoz Roglic at the 2024 Itzulia Basque Country.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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The first censure was approved by the council on Feb. 4 by a 4-0 vote with Blain absent, amid allegations of vote trading, threatening recalls against colleagues and attempting to use law enforcement to silence critics.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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In court filings, Libby’s lawyers argued the censure violated her First Amendment rights to free speech and tied it to broader legislative rights.—
Chris Wade,
The Washington Examiner,
8 July 2025
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The guidance encourages agencies to explore alternatives such as artificial intelligence and machine translation where minimal assistance in other languages remains appropriate.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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It was trained on the entire Internet to pull out statistical patterns in the language usage.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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Alabama as the nemesis, from the Blackout game to the 2012 SEC championship, to second-and-26, then finally beating Alabama after Kelee Ringo’s pick-six … only to lose twice more to the Crimson Tide.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Superman’s nemesis, Lex Luthor, played with quicksilver menace by Nicholas Hoult, is now a fascist tech billionaire — the CEO of LutherCorp — who has his tentacles everywhere: in industry, the U.S. government, and foreign nations.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
8 July 2025
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“Curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curse. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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