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as in demons
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
both children insisted that their parents check under the bed for monsters every night
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as in anomalies
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal
the gardener destroyed all of the monsters that mutated from his tomato plants
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as in villains
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
the guards at the concentration camps were monsters who enjoyed seeing their victims suffer
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as in giants
something large of its kind
a monster of a sandwich that could easily feed two hearty eaters
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Recent Examples of monsters
The project — which chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprising three members who just happen to also fight monsters from the underworld — has been a surprise hit for the streamer, and its soundtrack has spent several weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Based on legal proceedings and real investigations, The Monster of Florence revisits one of Italy’s darkest chapters through the eyes of those accused over the years—the possible monsters—exposing how hysteria and speculation blurred the line between truth and myth.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Over the course of 2½ hours, the Korean masterpiece goes a lot of different places following a bumbling cop worried about his family when a dangerous infection turns his neighbors into monsters.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Something evil's lurking in the dark In Rice's books, Revenant vampires are terrifying, mindless, feral monsters.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
The movie subsequently gave its monsters a more secular origin story, the spawn of science run amok rather than some malevolent force of evil.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
This Stephen King adaptation stars Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden and Andre Braugher and tells the story of a small group of people in Bridgton, Maine who meet in a supermarket to find supplies after a thunderstorm and start to notice an eerie mist cloaking the presence of monsters among them.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Zarka talked about why the internet is history’s best medium for monsters, the origins of spooky figures and what exactly qualifies as a monster.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The same trigger the player would use to shoot a gun is used to throw Poké Balls at unsuspecting monsters, and there’s never been a mechanic in a Pokémon game that feels as immersive.
—Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Based on legal proceedings and real investigations, The Monster of Florence revisits one of Italy’s darkest chapters through the eyes of those accused over the years—the possible monsters—exposing how hysteria and speculation blurred the line between truth and myth.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Over the course of 2½ hours, the Korean masterpiece goes a lot of different places following a bumbling cop worried about his family when a dangerous infection turns his neighbors into monsters.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Something evil's lurking in the dark In Rice's books, Revenant vampires are terrifying, mindless, feral monsters.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
The movie subsequently gave its monsters a more secular origin story, the spawn of science run amok rather than some malevolent force of evil.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
This Stephen King adaptation stars Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden and Andre Braugher and tells the story of a small group of people in Bridgton, Maine who meet in a supermarket to find supplies after a thunderstorm and start to notice an eerie mist cloaking the presence of monsters among them.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Zarka talked about why the internet is history’s best medium for monsters, the origins of spooky figures and what exactly qualifies as a monster.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The same trigger the player would use to shoot a gun is used to throw Poké Balls at unsuspecting monsters, and there’s never been a mechanic in a Pokémon game that feels as immersive.
—Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsters
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Based on the book series The Mortal Instruments, the Freeform series follows a girl (Katherine McNamara) who descends from a long line of human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Red must face his demons and pick up the bottle one last time to take down the monster and save his town for good.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some, like the two headlining Christie’s upcoming Rare Watches auction in Geneva, have wonderful horological anomalies that set them apart from more run-of-the-mill references.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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Other violations, like the Israel army’s killing of six Palestinian civilians inspecting their homes after the ceasefire was announced, aren’t anomalies.—
Faisal J. Abbas,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Their success obviously wasn't permanent, given Hocus Pocus 2 sees the villains return — but hey, almost 30 years of banishment is a pretty good run.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Still, the Expos' downfall is not without its villains.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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The way European football’s financial landscape has been transformed over the last couple of decades — putting Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and a handful of English clubs far beyond everyone else, including the Italian giants — is enormously unhealthy.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Bloomberg reports that OpenAI has hired more than 100 former investment bankers from Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and other financial giants, staff that’s been brought on board to help train financial models that can replace entry-level tasks performed by younger bankers.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Shrek and Fiona are now both full-time ogres, but Fiona’s parents (John Cleese and Julie Andrews) aren’t too thrilled, as a particularly tense family dinner scene makes clear.—
Skyler Trepel September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Today, many women are offered drugs designed to target specific cancer cell mutations, sparing them unnecessary toxicity.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
21 Oct. 2025
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This part of the study provided the first direct functional proof that mutations within the phage genome can permanently silence its ability to reactivate.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Oct. 2025
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An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Some are slow and heavy brutes that have tons of health while others are slightly but deal more damage.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
18 Aug. 2025
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Driftwood tent shelters appear marooned like shipwrecks, and the beach is scattered with the bones of the giant whales.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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It was enacted the year before the Endangered Species Act, at a time when the movement to save whales from extinction was growing.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Monsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsters. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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