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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
Sophisticated research using drones and radar is the smart way to study these monsters – seeing them from the inside is definitely not.
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Perry Samson, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
The start of the conflict revealed that one tool the Israelis used to target the Ayatollah and his top crew of thieving monsters was their extended hack of the traffic cameras outside his Tehran compound.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
The core of this book, stripping away the weird digressions, is about how society makes monsters.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Who could resist a comedy featuring tiny, creepily cute monsters?
—Fleurine Tideman, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, historical epics reimagine Ming dynasty battalions fighting fantastical monsters, using special effects and visuals in ways that traditional production might find prohibitively expensive.
—Faye Bradley, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
And Prager was not one of the monsters involved.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Traditional quest narratives, shaped by the hero’s journey, are tethered to swords, battles, monsters, and a troubling disregard for collateral damage.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
The biggest development was the discovery of an audio signal Regan could use to incapacitate the monsters.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Perry Samson, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
The start of the conflict revealed that one tool the Israelis used to target the Ayatollah and his top crew of thieving monsters was their extended hack of the traffic cameras outside his Tehran compound.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
The core of this book, stripping away the weird digressions, is about how society makes monsters.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Who could resist a comedy featuring tiny, creepily cute monsters?
—Fleurine Tideman, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, historical epics reimagine Ming dynasty battalions fighting fantastical monsters, using special effects and visuals in ways that traditional production might find prohibitively expensive.
—Faye Bradley, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
And Prager was not one of the monsters involved.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Traditional quest narratives, shaped by the hero’s journey, are tethered to swords, battles, monsters, and a troubling disregard for collateral damage.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
The biggest development was the discovery of an audio signal Regan could use to incapacitate the monsters.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsters
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His instincts, like his techniques, are relentlessly up-to-the-minute; Orsolya is hounded by not only her guilty conscience but also the demons of social media.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Saja Boys, a boy band made up of demons, attempt to disrupt that mission.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
26 Mar. 2026
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Stripped of context, AI flags anomalies.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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During this time, teams check for indexing or crawl anomalies, examine sudden traffic shifts by landing page, and review performance across query groups.—
Jason Phillips,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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There are no villains—or maybe life, or growing up, or getting older, is the villain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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But watching Ready or Not 2, which comes from returning directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, I was consumed with how quaint its characterization of its villains was.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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By 1963, several other oil companies had entered the scene, including American giants Mobil Oil, Texaco, American Petroleum, and Chevron, as well as ELF from France, and Italy’s Agip Oil.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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That head-to-head rivalry between the two giants was the engine of the near-threefold increase.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 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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In our study, it’s significantly associated with a person having more molecular mutations as well.—
Angus Chen,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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The high number of mutations may be helping the variant evade protection from vaccination or from prior infections, which prompt the immune system to produce defensive antibodies.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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The psychology that Bryk wrote for these young men is the key as to why these brutes are more lovable than unbearable.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
14 Mar. 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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Sei whales are endangered and are common in the Southeast's waters.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Humpback whales aren't native to the Baltic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Monsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsters. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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