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“Dammed” or “Damned”

dammed / damned are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

dammed d·AE·m·d

  • verbobstruct with, or as if with, a dam.

damned d·AE·m·d

  • nounpeople who are condemned to eternal punishment.
  • adverbin a damnable manner.
Usage

Examples in context

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“dammed”

  • The prince dammed the Aung Pinle Lake, and…
  • The beck is dammed at Gresgarth Hall and feeds…
  • …the receding Laurentide Continental Glacier dammed it with rocks, soil, and…
  • …Bellamy Farm creeks and the dammed Hunts Creek downstream of Lake…
  • Repton dammed the River Misbourne to form…
  • The Foss had been dammed close to its confluence with…
  • …the central electorate, which was dammed to form Lake Burley Griffin,…
  • …trees planted; Cowhorn Creek was dammed to create a lake within…
  • A natural waterbody was dammed in the early 18th century…
  • Lake Pukaki was initially dammed at this stage to provide…

“damned”

  • …into the Mountains of the Damned.
  • …had threatened to "destroy every damned Mormon", and some of them…
  • …Gulf" and "Stadiums of the Damned" were from the (then) unreleased…
  • "New Rose" - The Damned
  • …stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!
  • …"falsely linked [her] to a damned 'scream queen' title."
  • …told to "publish and be damned!"
  • Touring and Prayers for the Damned, Vol.
  • …of the Mountains of the Damned.
  • …recorded albums, Prayers for the Damned, and dates for a new…

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