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monstrosity

[mon-stros-i-tee] / mɒnˈstrɒs ɪ ti /


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"It's just simply a monstrosity, but this signifies the end" of the grouping, "in which we already no longer participate," Petro earlier said on X.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

Now there’s nothing to be done about it, including the fact that he plans to put a humongous monstrosity in its place — a large-scale ballroom that will dwarf the People’s House.

From Salon Mar. 29, 2026

And so was the Kennedy Center in its monstrosity.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

While sympathizing with the need for more affordable housing, Maupin said in a video posted on Facebook that Align’s proposal is “a bit of a monstrosity, from the pictures I’ve seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 18, 2026

Even if Natasha were still here, I wouldn’t know where to go in the glass monstrosity of a building.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

But the broader argument of “The Fall of Diddy” is that the private monstrosities become everybody’s problem, and they’re fed by our collective refusal to hold them accountable.

From Salon Jan. 27, 2025

For Murphy, whose imprint often seems to be on every other work of television, entertainment is a series of baroque monstrosities, human and otherwise.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2024

Because despite these monstrosities being marketed as instruments of chaos, the company is really building family vehicles, Eisenband said.

From Seattle Times May 25, 2024

A good first step is to simply name hulking SUVs and pickup trucks for what they are: monstrosities whose size is deadly, destructive, and, for almost everyone who has one, utterly unnecessary.

From Slate Dec. 17, 2023

“I reckon everyone has those monstrosities in the city, ey?”

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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