as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune
a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars
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as in cursing
to use profane or obscene language at or about
damned the car for once again breaking down
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as in denouncing
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
a heresy that was quickly damned by a hastily called church council
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as in sentencing
to impose a judicial punishment on
damned him to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Recent Examples of damning
Jayson Rodriguez, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
Even more damning for the offense: The defense is still very good.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
That investigation, previously unknown to the public, is still ongoing, so releasing this news now likely means the evidence is damning.
—Jesse Silvertown, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
On Thursday, October 31, Courtney Burgess and his lawyer, Ariel Mitchell, appeared outside the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan, where Burgess — who claims to be in possession of damning Diddy evidence — had just finished testifying before a grand jury.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
The root of Barrow’s frustration has always been that Diddy’s legal team called one particular witness that proved to be damning to him, yet Diddy’s team did called that witness, even though his chances of acquittal were high due to there never being a gun discovered beyond Barrow’s own weapon.
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade saw the Sonic the Hedgehog balloon's disastrous debut, coinciding with the Sega gaming company's peak popularity.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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And there was Williams late in the fourth quarter, overcoming a disastrous start to a potential winning drive by completing three straight passes of 12 yards or more to help the Bears get to the Packers’ 28-yard line to set up Santos’ kick.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
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The Wrexham co-owner is likely cursing those decisions now.Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 Oct. 2024
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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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Lucky 13 has proved unfortunate for those involved in making the ABC game show.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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Equally unfortunate is the film’s narrative clumsiness, with a story that doesn’t earn its exhausting runtime.Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Hamas also released a statement condemning the strike.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Philippines issued a statement on Friday condemning China’s moves.Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen and Philip J. Heijmans / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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All of the women were denied abortions despite facing fatal fetal diagnoses, life-threatening health risks or both.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The charges include abandonment of a person followed by death and supplying narcotics, as Payne had traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system at the time of his fatal fall.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender in 2021, and since that moment, the IMF has been criticizing and opposing this decision.Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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That is criticizing the policies of the government, which is the right of every American.Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damning. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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