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something unpleasant to look at we were glad when the city tore down that monstrosity that used to stand across from the park

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Recent Examples of monstrosity 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 No, the medical bed, that monstrosity smack-dab in the middle of her bedroom, had sealed her fate. Literary Hub, 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 See All Example Sentences for monstrosity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monstrosity
Noun
  • The potassium anomaly The scientists looked at very old and deep rocks.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Human rights in Russia will suffer if the surveillance of dissident activity ramps up, and those seeking alternative means of communicating will stand out even more as regime-threatening anomalies.
    Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Many of the industry’s top outfits gain their reputations from leading monster deals or jockeying for board seats at Silicon Valley’s hottest startups.
    Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Grossman also took a page out of Monster Jam, the touring monster truck show that her company also produces.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • By contrast, the ICE facility was a mess of overflowing dumpsters, loose body armor and crowd control munitions and a broken HVAC air conditioning system that raised both temperatures and tempers in the aging building.
    Keith Wilson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Carving out the insides of a jack o'lantern leaves you with a big ol mess of pumpkin seeds and innards.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 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
  • Fischler will next be seen alongside Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson in Mubi’s horror film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Misama.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • All of the children in the trial have a rare mutation in the instructions for making a protein called otoferlin, which helps sensory cells in the cochlea communicate with the brain.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 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
  • More recently, the trend has leaned even more surreal, even into the grotesque.
    Emily Johnson, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2025
  • As the agent rambles, the cameras onstage freeze Tullock’s face at unflattering moments, and the screens behind her display a series of grotesques.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • San Diego officials say the 880-acre airport, which critics say has been an underused eyesore, can become an engine of economic activity that boosts cross-border commerce and expands local aviation.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Use these baskets—which thankfully, aren’t an eyesore—to house toys, clothes, books, puzzles, and so much more.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • He was joined by Ali Abbas and Ali Ayyoub, two former ministers of defense facing sanctions for human rights violations and atrocities carried out during the conflict.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Only instead of ignoring or burying this awful truth, Kai travels the world, speaking at synagogues and in Jewish community centers about his family’s dark past — and at high schools and colleges to ensure that the atrocities of Nazi Germany are never forgotten or sanitized.
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025

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

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