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damning

[dam-ing, dam-ning] / ˈdæm ɪŋ, ˈdæm nɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
damaging
Synonyms


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The "damning" Letby hospital report is also the focus of the Daily Mirror's front page, with Health Secretary Yvette Cooper weighing in on the "reprehensible" treatment of parents who lost their babies.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Trade bible Variety called it a "lacerating portrait," while Deadline said the "damning" film had "thrashed" Musk as "petty, narcissistic, megalomaniacal, cruel."

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

It’s hard to read the late secretary’s words as anything but damning with faint praise.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

This is not as damning a result as it otherwise might seem.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Regina wrote to Joan that she was worried Lombardy might be damning Bobby with faint praise.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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