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monstrosity

[mon-stros-i-tee] / mɒnˈstrɒs ɪ ti /


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"It's just simply a monstrosity, but this signifies the end" of the grouping, "in which we already no longer participate," Petro earlier said on X.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

Now there’s nothing to be done about it, including the fact that he plans to put a humongous monstrosity in its place — a large-scale ballroom that will dwarf the People’s House.

From Salon Mar. 29, 2026

And so was the Kennedy Center in its monstrosity.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

While sympathizing with the need for more affordable housing, Maupin said in a video posted on Facebook that Align’s proposal is “a bit of a monstrosity, from the pictures I’ve seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 18, 2026

From the courthouse, I was taken directly to Pretoria Local, the gloomy red-brick monstrosity that I knew so well.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

"Look around you at these monstrosities of insanity, insolence, incompetence and degeneration," he declared in his opening address.

From Salon Jun. 8, 2025

Obtaining an ugly sweater used to mean digging around in thrift stores or the backs of closets to find sometimes handmade monstrosities embellished with all sorts of corny Christmas creatures.

From Slate Dec. 12, 2024

For Murphy, whose imprint often seems to be on every other work of television, entertainment is a series of baroque monstrosities, human and otherwise.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2024

These monstrosities will smother beaches and erase views of the sea, but they are not high enough to block another 2011-sized wave.

From Seattle Times Mar. 22, 2024

“I reckon everyone has those monstrosities in the city, ey?”

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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