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monstrous

[mon-struhs] / ˈmɒn strəs /




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Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, called it a "monstrous theft of taxpayer resources."

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

It’s a treat to see him here on the set of “Thriller,” insisting that director John Landis show his whole, monstrous body.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"They are heading into a free week to prepare for a monstrous clash next weekend."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 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

He waited until the line jerked and twitched in his hand, and then he hauled up the line: two monstrous whales hung from it, the hugest whales that Thor had ever seen.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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