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also grotesquery
as in grotesque
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
born Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man was for a time exhibited as a sideshow grotesquerie
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Recent Examples of grotesquerie
And his finest work, the 1990 television soap opera Twin Peaks, could also be considered a sensitive, comedic Rorschach test, given its all-American grotesqueries — the definition of his artistic expression.
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Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
Strauss’s roguish grotesqueries were beautifully played, with warm coziness to the thicket of intertwining lines in the winds.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Both projects share a similar eye for the grotesquerie of the banal, with a generally condescending perspective toward rural desperation.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Crystallizing the moment of impact, Barney’s painting combines slaughterhouse grotesquerie with precise horizontal lines reminiscent of Agnes Martin’s work.
—Lillian Davies, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
Strauss’s roguish grotesqueries were beautifully played, with warm coziness to the thicket of intertwining lines in the winds.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Both projects share a similar eye for the grotesquerie of the banal, with a generally condescending perspective toward rural desperation.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Crystallizing the moment of impact, Barney’s painting combines slaughterhouse grotesquerie with precise horizontal lines reminiscent of Agnes Martin’s work.
—Lillian Davies, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for grotesquerie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grotesquerie
Noun
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Winifred, the protagonist of this Victorian-era grotesque, takes a position as a governess at an English manor.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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His early short films, such as Six Men Getting Sick (1967) and The Grandmother (1970), showcased his talent for blending the grotesque with the beautiful, setting the stage for his groundbreaking debut feature, Eraserhead (1977).—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Switch was a monster, so the assumption is that sure, players will pay a full 50% more for a new one, if not more.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Oviedo and Sepúlveda shared with las Casas the view that Indians were not monsters and did, in fact, have souls that could be saved (a matter of debate for much of the sixteenth century).—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Grotesquerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grotesquerie. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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