as in monsters
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
a gallery of grotesques from some horror movie
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demons
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Despite their differences, which there have been many between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf discourse, Mickelson reacted to seeing McIlroy finally conquer his demons at Augusta National.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025 -
Rather, what demons had he been forced to confront.—
Jordan Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Grotesques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grotesques. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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