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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 The field is being destroyed to build a school, not some parking monstrosity or shopping mall owned by an evil corporation. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025 In defense of my actions, as a general rule, mother-of-the-bride dresses are evil monstrosities. Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025 If the fundamental project was to deconstruct Joe’s self-mythologizing, there should’ve been a whole episode forcing him to confront his own monstrosity. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025 Albany needs to fix this legal monstrosity and conform liability for construction injuries to the comparable negligence standard which prevails everywhere else in the United States. John Faso, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for monstrosity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monstrosity
Noun
  • Automated Alerts And Human Validation An AI system might flag an anomaly and send a real-time alert.
    Shashidhar Reddy Keshireddy, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Plays like that make Mangiapane valuable on any roster, even if that 35-goal season with the Calgary Flames back in 2021-22 turns out to be an anomaly.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Dark Universe is where monsters from Universal’s classic horror films – like Frankenstein, Dracula and the Invisible Man – live on in the village of Darkmoor.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Another one of Universal’s monsters features prominently in the Curse of the Werewolf spinning coaster.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Another recent video on her page revealed this wasn't the last time her cat used a ball of yarn to cause a mess.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
  • Other traders were telling their stories better than us—our visual identity was a bit of a mess at the time—and lastly, people love great sandwiches!
    Lela London, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Like the slicker-wearing fisherman, the world of the 1997 slasher is coming back to life, with an all-new entry in the horror film franchise.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 11 May 2025
  • Clown in a Cornfield director Eli Craig — the son of iconic actor Sally Field — is sharing his mom’s reaction to his new horror comedy.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Influenza pandemics are shaped by more than viral mutation.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • The microscopic gene-editors zeroed in on one of Muldoon's mutations so tiny molecular scissors could perform a kind of genetic surgery — literally rewriting his genetic code to fix his defect.
    Rob Stein, NPR, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Winifred, the protagonist of this Victorian-era grotesque, takes a position as a governess at an English manor.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • His early short films, such as Six Men Getting Sick (1967) and The Grandmother (1970), showcased his talent for blending the grotesque with the beautiful, setting the stage for his groundbreaking debut feature, Eraserhead (1977).
    Darryn King, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Changes in ownership groups, spiraling costs and the absence of the casino revenue that bolsters horse racing in other states eventually added up to an eyesore.
    Dana O'Neil, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • City officials said the solar energy facility would be an eyesore and potentially create glare or contamination concerns, county documents said.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Our government continues to give Israel billions in military aid with which to carry out these atrocities.
    Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 3 May 2025
  • Less than half a dozen countries, including Sweden, the Netherlands, and Armenia have recognized these atrocities.
    Lynn Zovighian, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025

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“Monstrosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monstrosity. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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