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monstrous

[mon-struhs] / ˈmɒn strəs /




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First, China has a monstrous and growing trade surplus.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

South San Francisco-based Burnbot has developed monstrous tracked machines with arrays of torches for the same purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Murray described the campaign against the guga hunt as "monstrous".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Gavin Grahovac tagged Johnson for a monstrous solo home run to cut USC’s lead to 9-2 in the fifth.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

And far away in the distance, from the heart of the great factory, came a muffled roar of energy as though some monstrous gigantic machine were spinning its wheels at breakneck speed.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl




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