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as in anomalies
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal
any monstrosities born to the farm animals were sent to the agricultural college for study
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as in monsters
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
filled the haunted house with all sorts of spooks and mechanical monstrosities
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Recent Examples of monstrosities
Protein bars have come a long way from the chalky monstrosities that lined shelves not long ago.
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
The hulking remains of ARC monstrosities sit amongst the ruins of our world, now peaceful and overgrown with nature.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.
—Michael Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
The latter being especially notable in one of the later levels, which is infested by body-horror-type monstrosities, as their screams are genuinely unnerving.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Jam must reckon with the stories she’s been told of the past and present and discover remaining monstrosities that the adults are unable, or unwilling, to see.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Those fans who played the previous games will notice that these monstrosities look familiar and have similar movement and tendencies as the original games.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The Ed Gein Story doesn’t want to leave anything to the imagination, but also wants to criticize viewers for fixating on and becoming increasingly desensitized to monstrosities.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
The hulking remains of ARC monstrosities sit amongst the ruins of our world, now peaceful and overgrown with nature.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.
—Michael Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
The latter being especially notable in one of the later levels, which is infested by body-horror-type monstrosities, as their screams are genuinely unnerving.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Jam must reckon with the stories she’s been told of the past and present and discover remaining monstrosities that the adults are unable, or unwilling, to see.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Those fans who played the previous games will notice that these monstrosities look familiar and have similar movement and tendencies as the original games.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The Ed Gein Story doesn’t want to leave anything to the imagination, but also wants to criticize viewers for fixating on and becoming increasingly desensitized to monstrosities.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monstrosities
Noun
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Stripped of context, AI flags anomalies.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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During this time, teams check for indexing or crawl anomalies, examine sudden traffic shifts by landing page, and review performance across query groups.—
Jason Phillips,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There's also aliens or monsters or some other supernatural entity out to get them.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes strangely heartbreaking, this immersive storytelling experience is Edgar Allan Poe for the modern age; a heart-to-bleeding-heart with madmen, murderers and monsters all dying to tell their story.—
William Earl,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Angry Mama Microwave Steam Cleaner is thoughtfully designed to effortlessly remove stubborn messes without scrubbing or scraping for hours on end.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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By addressing each of these messes individually, refreshing your home should become much less intimidating, Davis says.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In our study, it’s significantly associated with a person having more molecular mutations as well.—
Angus Chen,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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The high number of mutations may be helping the variant evade protection from vaccination or from prior infections, which prompt the immune system to produce defensive antibodies.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Glossing other people’s words brought a sense of security but wouldn’t help children confront life’s horrors.—
Tim Parks,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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One of them is a squirmy, intensely relatable dark comedy about the escalating horrors of planning a wedding.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Two eyesores immediately leap at any sensible person with a soul.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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As far as land, many data centers are renovating large, old and abandoned sites that have sat as toxic eyesores for years.—
Mehdi Paryavi,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Monstrosities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monstrosities. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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