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as in anomaly
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 monster
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
filled the haunted house with all sorts of spooks and mechanical monstrosities
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as in horror
the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay
the monstrosity of the famine can scarcely be conveyed to those who have not witnessed it in person
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as in badness
the state or quality of being utterly evil
the monstrosity of the terrorists' actions shocked the entire civilized world
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Recent Examples of monstrosity
The federal government, with its millions of employees, has ballooned into an unmanageable monstrosity, consuming trillions of taxpayer dollars while failing at even the most basic functions.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
This glorious monstrosity epitomizes organized chaos and forces us to look beyond the surface, tempting us to crawl inside.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Unlike Snow White and the Evil Queen, they’ve been fully animated into CGI monstrosities.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Many have said that Petit’s walk humanized the Twin Towers, taking what was seen at the time as a cold, usurping architectural monstrosity and turning it into a quaint, approachable part of New York’s landscape.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
This glorious monstrosity epitomizes organized chaos and forces us to look beyond the surface, tempting us to crawl inside.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Unlike Snow White and the Evil Queen, they’ve been fully animated into CGI monstrosities.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Many have said that Petit’s walk humanized the Twin Towers, taking what was seen at the time as a cold, usurping architectural monstrosity and turning it into a quaint, approachable part of New York’s landscape.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monstrosity
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Ongoing debate The Sierra Nevada has been a topic of debate for decades in the geology community due to an anomaly found within the mantle located underneath the Great Valley.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Uncomfortable spots don’t seem to exist for Denver’s anomaly of a center, though.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Switch was a monster, so the assumption is that sure, players will pay a full 50% more for a new one, if not more.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The trailer depicts sequences involving multiple predators fighting or threatening one another, Elle Fanning looking very strange and cool as an android, and glimpses of new monsters and the alien world the movie focuses on.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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And, just as quickly, they were derided for their tendency to disintegrate into a mushy mess.—
Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Mona Sunset and Natural Runner Runners are great for hallways and kitchens where messes are inevitable.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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Coogler transforms the faux-Faustian blues legend into an allegory of historical horror.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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Free League Publishing put out an official Alien Role Playing Game in December of 2019 as part of a fresh batch of space horror games.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Some of the beasts may have developed frightening mutations.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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In 2007 Hazen collaborated with Szostak to write a computer simulation (opens a new tab) involving algorithms that evolve via mutations.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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And then start getting the eyesores off our sidewalks.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Three straight losses are an eyesore.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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But slightly lesser known is that film’s sort-of sequel, The Look of Silence, which tells the stories of victims of such atrocities.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Too often, shooters use unsecured weapons to commit these atrocities.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Monstrosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monstrosity. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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