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monstrous

[mon-struhs] / ˈmɒn strəs /




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These deficits have accumulated into a monstrous debt.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

We know we are not monsters, but we are equally sure that we have done monstrous things.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

But that may have been the actor’s way of absolving himself of his monstrous off-screen behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

But even with a figure as arguably monstrous as Jackson, there are complications.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Ghohg had installed his own magical early-warning system: long, monstrous nerves that snaked through the hills and would jolt when a distant guard stomped on the other end.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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