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
Megan Poinski, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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
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Verb
The social communities will make that connection really darn fast.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for darn
Noun
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Continue reading … 'STEELE' THE SHOW – MSNBC host demands Democrats start giving a ‘damn’ about Trump, Musk in fiery rant.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Feb. 2025
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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
Verb
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At the on-site restaurant, Shola (in House No. 2), seasonal ingredients sourced in the hills and valleys around Karuizawa are stitched into wildly creative dishes that combine Japanese and French cooking methods.—
Brandon Presser,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2025
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The software stitches these together so give a higher-fidelity picture than any single sensor can provide.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the film, Kim Cattrall is a cursed Egyptian princess (yes, that’s right) turned department-store mannequin who comes to life for Andrew McCarthy.—
Carrie Wittmer,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles Keeler: Avalanche’s 2C slot replaced Broncos RT as most cursed position in Colorado sports.—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The movie is a jaw-dropping hoot, with Moore as an aging celebrity who takes a drug treatment that unlocks her younger self (Margaret Qualley).—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Parker Posey plays Tim’s wife, Victoria, a brassy belle who thinks everything her children do is a hoot.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Right now a defensive stance is warranted until the bulls regain control and repair some of the technical damage.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The film shows coach Senad repairing damage to the concrete, patching cracks and sweeping debris from the course – pinecones and pine needles from the surrounding trees that could prove a tremendous hazard for a sled zooming at a breakneck pace.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Taurasi’s legacy will forever be sewn into the fabric of the Mercury.—
Ben Pickman,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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During the Vietnam War, anecdotal stories about American travelers sewing maple leaf patches onto their backpacks before heading abroad became a source of cross-border resentment, particularly given Canada’s strong opposition to the war.—
Ian Austen,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This is, on paper, a terrible idea for all involved.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Until its proves otherwise, Miami sits mediocre at ninth-best in the 16-team AFC -- not terrible, surely not the dregs ... but not a contender.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Darn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darn. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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