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monstrosity

[mon-stros-i-tee] / mɒnˈstrɒs ɪ ti /


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Now that monstrosity is on the verge of being acquired by Paramount Skydance for $111 billion—though that will ultimately be decided next year following a big antitrust trial.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Anna Murphy, fashion director for the Times, called the "pale blue polyester tracksuit" a "monstrosity".

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

"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

In it, a government scientist discovers that a scaly creature worshiped by island villagers as a sea god has grown to a monstrosity that dwarfs tall buildings.

From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2026

At last they drifted back to where that monstrosity, the wooden horse, stood, and they gathered around it, puzzled what to do with it.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

And they look like monstrosities, but they’re so gentle.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 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

A good first step is to simply name hulking SUVs and pickup trucks for what they are: monstrosities whose size is deadly, destructive, and, for almost everyone who has one, utterly unnecessary.

From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2023

These can build up over time, creating giant monstrosities known as "fatbergs": horrible clumps of wipes, hair, hardened oils and other waste.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2023

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

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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