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[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

It became clear that what at first appeared to him and his father as another of the floods that afflicted Mystic every few years grew inexorably through the night until it became monstrous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“I have told you, young Todd,” he says, his voice low and monstrous, his Noise glowering at me with a fury so pure it nearly knocks me back.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness




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