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grotesque

[groh-tesk] / groʊˈtɛsk /


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That’s what prompted VanDyke to write this grotesque dissent.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

"I don't think there is anything to celebrate. It seems like a pretty grotesque situation to me," said 26-year-old Carmen Ponce, whose brother Victor Hugo was disappeared in 2020.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The former’s pulsing soundtrack tears apart “Little Nemo’s” enchanting dream logic, shattering the illusion that Nemo — despite its virtuosic rendering — can be so cleanly distinguished from its accompanying grotesque depictions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Such a comparison is morally grotesque and objectively wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

They dressed as Mister Crimson or the Lost Bride, or wore the grotesque, goggle-eyed mask of the Madman—all characters from the Komedie Brute.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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