monstrosities

plural of monstrosity

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Recent Examples of monstrosities What could be better than fighting off hordes of alien monstrosities? Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Oct. 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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • As with the tikbálang, many monsters' status as threatening beings started within the confines of colonialism, Zarka pointed out.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Roll Out Cookie and Pie Dough Prevent major countertop messes by rolling out your cookie dough or pie crust onto a sheet of parchment.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The suction is powerful enough to handle everyday messes, and the anti-tangle technology helps remove all the pet hair.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Today, many women are offered drugs designed to target specific cancer cell mutations, sparing them unnecessary toxicity.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The horrors can impact humans, animals and Earth are on full display at Fright for Future.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The horrors of Gaza, at least for now, have been paused.
    Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, the not-in-my-backyard crowd has less to complain about when the eyesores in question are barely visible on the horizon.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
  • With their glory days long gone, Gary Emerson and Horace Mann high schools represent blighted eyesores that conjure up nostalgia and grim realities.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Monstrosities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monstrosities. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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