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as in anomaly
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal
any monstrosities born to the farm animals were sent to the agricultural college for study
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as in monster
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
filled the haunted house with all sorts of spooks and mechanical monstrosities
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as in horror
the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay
the monstrosity of the famine can scarcely be conveyed to those who have not witnessed it in person
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as in badness
the state or quality of being utterly evil
the monstrosity of the terrorists' actions shocked the entire civilized world
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Recent Examples of monstrosity
Advertisement Wandering in separately from the modernist monstrosity across the street are JD (Luke Wilson), a depressed out-of-work actor, and glittery, shallow Margo (Linda Cardellini), who will presently be identified as his wife.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Where another artist might rely on grotesque specifics to frighten the reader, Mignola’s insinuating expanses of black ink conceal all but the most necessary details of a rich and malevolent world, filled with monstrosities, yes, but also oddities, many of them delightful.
—Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The movie also inspired many Halloween costumes, with fans dressing as Elisabeth, Sue, or even the body horror monstrosity that emerges as the substance begins causing gnarly side effects.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Written in a few months in 1998, this memoir—I’ll staple some asterisks to that word later—did not resemble those two monstrosities.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Where another artist might rely on grotesque specifics to frighten the reader, Mignola’s insinuating expanses of black ink conceal all but the most necessary details of a rich and malevolent world, filled with monstrosities, yes, but also oddities, many of them delightful.
—Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The movie also inspired many Halloween costumes, with fans dressing as Elisabeth, Sue, or even the body horror monstrosity that emerges as the substance begins causing gnarly side effects.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Written in a few months in 1998, this memoir—I’ll staple some asterisks to that word later—did not resemble those two monstrosities.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monstrosity
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The inadequate staffing at the Reagan airport tower was also hardly an anomaly.—
Kaanita Iyer,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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But the shocking bath the owners of 70 W. Madison took is hardly an anomaly.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Monsters Old and New One striking thing Wilds is how thoughtfully you're introduced to each monster and mechanic.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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Other lands are Super Nintendo World, How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic and Dark Universe, which features classic monsters such as the Creature From the Black Lagoon, the Mummy and brides of Dracula.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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There was mess from the beginning, and his hands were in all of it.—
Katie Drummond,
WIRED,
13 Feb. 2025
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This business is old and a mess — there aren’t overnight solutions to any of these conversations — but the fact that these conversations are being had by such public figures is such a joy and will lead to change finally.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2025
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My biggest problem with most horror movies is that there is always a solution at the end.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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Another 20th title, the Sam Raimi horror movie Send Help starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien, will open on January 30, 2026.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in a gene known as the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), says Basavaraj.—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Researchers have found that a translocation mutation (when part of a chromosome attaches to a different one) may cause the oncogenes to multiply too quickly and lead to cancer.2 Is Multiple Myeloma Hereditary? Multiple myeloma may be partly hereditary.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
17 Jan. 2025
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His early short films, such as Six Men Getting Sick (1967) and The Grandmother (1970), showcased his talent for blending the grotesque with the beautiful, setting the stage for his groundbreaking debut feature, Eraserhead (1977).—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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White specks on the horizon grew to surround us with grotesques of ice.—
Blair Braverman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Dec. 2024
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Jireh Deng Throughout her daily three-mile strolls of west Altadena, the prevalence of liquor stores has been a continual eyesore for her.—
Jireh Deng,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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During that same five-year period, anchored by an excellent gross margin consistently nearing 80%, its adjusted operating margin has gone from an eyesore at negative 30% to an encouraging nearly 10%.—
StockStory Team,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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Israel previously launched a war effort after terrorists perpetrated atrocities including murders, rapes, and kidnappings during a heinous attack in 2023.—
Alex Nitzberg,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, generations of Chinese have viewed Japan as an enemy, with many elders still harboring resentment over atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers during World War II.—
Ann Scott Tyson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
7 Feb. 2025
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