monstrous
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He whacked five sixes and five fours with a combination of power and flair, including a monstrous six over mid-wicket to surpass the previous highest team total of 226.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
On Jan. 7, 2025, a monstrous fire ravaged his Pacific Palisades neighborhood on the hillside edge of the ocean, reducing his home to ashes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, called it a "monstrous theft of taxpayer resources."
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
“This is a monstrous record,” Robert Christgau wrote, while Rolling Stone said it was a “muddled-sounding, much-hyped attempt to realign Diamond with the rock audience.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
There were figures and faces, some human, some monstrous, and they had some kind of life and lightness to them, like the person who had drawn them could give them breath if he chose.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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