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monster

[mon-ster] / ˈmɒn stər /


NOUN
unnatural being
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But then he literally creates a monster, and the whole enterprise becomes utterly reckless and irresponsible and all about his own sort of grandiosity.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

He experiences strange visions: of a sea monster, of a “great white bird,” even of Cora herself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"That is exactly what he is. A monster. The monster never wins."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Hollywood keeps asking what made the monster, because a monster with a making is a monster we can understand — and contain.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

He sighed loudly, looked at the boy, and said, “Go,” before facing his own monster.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

The documentary format allows them to tell stories about monsters that aren’t imagined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The woman, who cannot be named to protect her anonymity, read an emotional statement at Liverpool Crown Court and faced the dock as she told Theaker "monsters never win".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Naftali Bennett, a former prime minister who has denounced Netanyahu for not preventing the attack, joined mourners at Nova to remember the attack by the "monsters" three years ago.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Her quest is not to defeat all of the monsters, but to always remember that every zombie was, like her, human.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Or is it just zombies and monsters you like?”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko


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