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also grotesquery
as in grotesque
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
born Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man was for a time exhibited as a sideshow grotesquerie
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Both projects share a similar eye for the grotesquerie of the banal, with a generally condescending perspective toward rural desperation.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
And if even the grotesqueries of Jimmy Fallon’s unconscious cannot slate your thirst for terror, congrats!
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
There’s a provision in the Dodd-Frank financial reform law that’s supposed to deal with such grotesqueries.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 2 May 2023
But the difference with Trump is that his massive influence on American political coalitions is largely based on whether voters thrill to his transgressions or are appalled by his grotesqueries.
—Ben Jacobs, The New Republic, 21 Sep. 2023
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
And if even the grotesqueries of Jimmy Fallon’s unconscious cannot slate your thirst for terror, congrats!
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
There’s a provision in the Dodd-Frank financial reform law that’s supposed to deal with such grotesqueries.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 2 May 2023
But the difference with Trump is that his massive influence on American political coalitions is largely based on whether voters thrill to his transgressions or are appalled by his grotesqueries.
—Ben Jacobs, The New Republic, 21 Sep. 2023
See All Example Sentences for grotesquerie
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“Grotesquerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grotesquerie. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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