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monstrous

[mon-struhs] / ˈmɒn strəs /




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It became clear that what at first appeared to him and his father as another of the floods that afflicted Mystic every few years grew inexorably through the night until it became monstrous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

These deficits have accumulated into a monstrous debt.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

We know we are not monsters, but we are equally sure that we have done monstrous things.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

"I am outraged that this monstrous ballroom was designed and the construction of the original without any approval," another said.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Here, half buried in the black soil, are Loki and his monstrous children.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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