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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
Just don’t expect monsters to respawn.
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Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
And the singles were little monsters, catching hold and not letting go.
—Jen Vafidis, Pitchfork, 1 Mar. 2026
In the original sci-fi novel, Victor Frankenstein is beseeched by his creation to create a companion, but after being plagued by visions of what this second attempt may bring (namely the breeding of additional monsters), the scientist destroys the companion before it is brought to life.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
History does not repeat because monsters return.
—Karen Kramer, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere, Pokémon fans lined up for posters that featured 1,025 pocket monsters discovered so far.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The worlds of bricks and beloved pocket monsters are finally colliding.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Roadrunners, javelinas and gila monsters thrive here, and petroglyphs can be found on rocks in the western district of the park.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026
Other Avina Comics characters include a mariachi man who fights monsters using a silver string guitar and a luchador wrestler on a mission.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
And the singles were little monsters, catching hold and not letting go.
—Jen Vafidis, Pitchfork, 1 Mar. 2026
In the original sci-fi novel, Victor Frankenstein is beseeched by his creation to create a companion, but after being plagued by visions of what this second attempt may bring (namely the breeding of additional monsters), the scientist destroys the companion before it is brought to life.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
History does not repeat because monsters return.
—Karen Kramer, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere, Pokémon fans lined up for posters that featured 1,025 pocket monsters discovered so far.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The worlds of bricks and beloved pocket monsters are finally colliding.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Roadrunners, javelinas and gila monsters thrive here, and petroglyphs can be found on rocks in the western district of the park.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026
Other Avina Comics characters include a mariachi man who fights monsters using a silver string guitar and a luchador wrestler on a mission.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsters
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The hottest mess in this brood, at least from outward appearances, is Josh (Thomas Sadoski), a firefighter battling demons, pills and booze.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The bought-in blue demons knew early on in the second year under Holtmann that a turnaround season was possible.—
Jori Parys,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Space One terminated the mission about three minutes into flight, at an altitude of roughly 62 miles (100 kilometers), after detecting performance anomalies.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Archaeology Mag continues that geophysical data didn’t produce any clear plans of building, but subsurface anomalies did indicate the presence of hearths and storage pits.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Mar. 2026
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By dismissing shooters as incomprehensible villains, Peterson says, families and communities may miss warning signs in the young people around them.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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In the finale, Muck takes the fall for Tender while the true villains get away.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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Those are just some examples of how Chinese startups and tech giants are rapidly expanding worldwide, one year after DeepSeek’s AI reasoning model shocked global investors.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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The unit forms part of Project Ada, a BBC plan to save at least £100M ($132M) by radically reimagining its workforce to compete with tech giants.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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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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Genotoxicity is when a substance or chemical is destructive to genetic information, causing DNA or chromosomal damage that can lead to mutations, cancer, or heritable defects.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Many earlier drives failed because target organisms developed mutations, thus preventing CRISPR cutting.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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For much of his career, Skarsgård has gravitated toward characters who weaponize physical presence — Vikings, tech titans and mythic brutes whose power is immediately legible.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Credit to producers Tim Zinnemann and George Linder for selecting a veritable array of brutes to wage battle with Arnold.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Nov. 2025
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In addition to a long music career, McDonald remained politically active, advocating on behalf of saving the whales and helping Vietnam War veterans.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2026
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Sharks, whales, rays, turtles, dolphins, and even the rare dugong (a manatee-like creature) swim these stunning seas alongside hundreds of species of fish.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Monsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsters. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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