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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
Like Ophelia’s Got Talent, and intersecting with many of its themes, A Year Without Summer is all about bodily monstrosities.
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Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026
Protein bars have come a long way from the chalky monstrosities that lined shelves not long ago.
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David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026
Protein bars have come a long way from the chalky monstrosities that lined shelves not long ago.
—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
The hulking remains of ARC monstrosities sit amongst the ruins of our world, now peaceful and overgrown with nature.
—
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
Noun
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Pim van Vliet and David Blitz authored the Conservative Formula, which combined three market anomalies into one stock rank.
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Readers were presented with a lengthy retelling of a sole critic who argues that blue zones are built on flawed demographic assumptions, questionable age validation, and statistical anomalies.
Noun
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Based on the popular Quebec comic book created by Samuel Parent and commissioned by and produced in collaboration with Télé-Québec, the series, aimed at 6 to 9-year-olds, follows the adventures of a fearless kid who confronts monsters that haunt children in the darkness of night.
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With no idea what's going on, Dylan flees the FBC to find that the Hiss — otherworldly crimson monsters from another dimension — have overrun Manhattan.
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Clean high-traffic areas or rooms where pets and kids tend to cause messes more frequently.
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Use your self-cleaning setting regularly to prevent messes from stacking up and getting out of control.
Noun
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The Cicada variant has the potential to reduce protection from a vaccine or previous infection because of the number of mutations.
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So, what causes these mutations and what's the impact?
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During discussions about elementary and middle school social studies curriculum, board members made addendums, including education about the horrors of communism, why the Second Amendment was created and how counterculture increased the rate of divorce.
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The diamond gave her space to run toward something when the horrors of her past threatened to engulf her.
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Anything with a trellis attached to the back is a great way to hide taller outdoor eyesores or look for options on wheels.
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Indeed, back in the 1990s and 2000s, municipalities across the country were happily demolishing Brutalist eyesores made to house the poor.
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“Monstrosities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monstrosities. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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