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monster

[mon-ster] / ˈmɒn stər /


NOUN
unnatural being
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But only Curry could create the kind of monster Scott wanted – a villain emanating something more complex than evil.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

The star, named S301, orbits so dangerously close to the black hole that scientists believe it can shed light on this unimaginably powerful cosmic monster -- and test out Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Hurst and Basey rallied to cut the deficit to 8-7, but Benesh ended the scoring drought with a monster block.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

In ancient times, the solar eclipse was thought to be a monster eating the sun, she said.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

And what if they discovered him—the fabled monster they loved to hate?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

This will be the first season since the Premier League began in 1992 not to feature at least one of its managerial monsters: Guardiola, Arsène Wenger, or Alex Ferguson.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

A Japanese journalist coined the term cosplay -- combining costume and play -- in 1984 after seeing people dressed as monsters and aliens at a sci-fi convention in Los Angeles.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

The mobile app Pokémon Go, which is now celebrating its 10th anniversary, uses GPS and augmented reality to let players find and catch virtual monsters in real-world locations.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

It was exactly what we loved: monsters, war, the cruelty of the human spirit, fairies and period settings.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

His thought, that a fight and a bit of blood would draw out the Sender sisters if they were in fact monsters, had...worked.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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