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as in anomalies
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal
any monstrosities born to the farm animals were sent to the agricultural college for study
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as in monsters
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
filled the haunted house with all sorts of spooks and mechanical monstrosities
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Recent Examples of monstrosities
The hulking remains of ARC monstrosities sit amongst the ruins of our world, now peaceful and overgrown with nature.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.
—Michael Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
The latter being especially notable in one of the later levels, which is infested by body-horror-type monstrosities, as their screams are genuinely unnerving.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Jam must reckon with the stories she’s been told of the past and present and discover remaining monstrosities that the adults are unable, or unwilling, to see.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Those fans who played the previous games will notice that these monstrosities look familiar and have similar movement and tendencies as the original games.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The Ed Gein Story doesn’t want to leave anything to the imagination, but also wants to criticize viewers for fixating on and becoming increasingly desensitized to monstrosities.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.
—Michael Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
The latter being especially notable in one of the later levels, which is infested by body-horror-type monstrosities, as their screams are genuinely unnerving.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Jam must reckon with the stories she’s been told of the past and present and discover remaining monstrosities that the adults are unable, or unwilling, to see.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Those fans who played the previous games will notice that these monstrosities look familiar and have similar movement and tendencies as the original games.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The Ed Gein Story doesn’t want to leave anything to the imagination, but also wants to criticize viewers for fixating on and becoming increasingly desensitized to monstrosities.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monstrosities
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The North Side abounds in these anomalies, including Clark Street, Broadway and Lincoln, Milwaukee, Elston and Clybourn avenues.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Marta's medical diagnosis found congenital anomalies, and multiple surgeries were performed over a period of six weeks.—
Carol Guzy,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2026
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Set between Seasons 2 and 3 of Stranger Things, Tales from ’85 returns viewers to Hawkins in the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must confront new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery that is terrorizing their town.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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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
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Instead, wipe with a soft microfiber cloth and a small amount of cold water for everyday messes.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
21 Feb. 2026
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Ovens see a lot of messes from foods that spill onto the bottom or racks that can become burnt overtime the longer the messes sit and bake.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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What’s more, radiation exposure can cause harmful mutations to the DNA in sperm—mutations that have the potential to be passed on to subsequent generations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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The researchers combed the data for mutations that may have caused the tumors to form and found that cancer-causing genes in cats are strikingly similar in number and variety to those in humans.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2026
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On the surface, at least, the glitzy Russian capital, with its shops and cafes and traffic jams, is well-insulated against the horrors of the frontlines, save the occasional interception of Ukrainian drones, about which few Muscovites, frankly, spare a passing thought.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Why, Newman wrote, would Julian choose to give the world reason to doubt that the horrors unfolding in Europe were actually happening?—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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Hair products and medicine cabinet items left out on your vanity top are also major eyesores.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
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Keep these eyesores tucked away and out of sight.—
Heather Bien,
Martha Stewart,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Monstrosities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monstrosities. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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