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monstrosity

[mon-stros-i-tee] / mɒnˈstrɒs ɪ ti /


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Petro earlier called the threat of a 100 percent tariff "a monstrosity" and threatened to withdraw Colombia from the Andean Community of Nations, a trade bloc which also includes Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

And so was the Kennedy Center in its monstrosity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Lieberman’s bill fused those two into a new agency, Customs and Border Protection—with Immigration and Customs Enforcement created as an initially small internal police force—then jammed them all into the hydra-headed monstrosity that is DHS.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Besides, there are other aspects to Murphy’s monstrosity, which he co-created with Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken of the narratively abortive “Grotesquerie,” worth pondering.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

His palms pressed against the sides of my head, keeping me looking forward, confronting the monstrosity.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros