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as in demon
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
both children insisted that their parents check under the bed for monsters every night
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as in anomaly
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal
the gardener destroyed all of the monsters that mutated from his tomato plants
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
the guards at the concentration camps were monsters who enjoyed seeing their victims suffer
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as in giant
something large of its kind
a monster of a sandwich that could easily feed two hearty eaters
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as in gigantic
unusually large
a monster truck competition
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Recent Examples of monster
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2025
Her first taste of almost getting eaten was in the 1990 monster movie Tremors, with Kevin Bacon and Reba McEntire.
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 1 July 2025
Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Well, that's what some people are doing for this monster doll from China called Labubu.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
So, for France’s national holiday, the race organizers have cooked up a monster of a stage through the Massif Central.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2025
Her first taste of almost getting eaten was in the 1990 monster movie Tremors, with Kevin Bacon and Reba McEntire.
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
The Ducks are currently going through a somewhat monster renovation of the Honda Center at a cost of $1 billion.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Well, that's what some people are doing for this monster doll from China called Labubu.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monster
Noun
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It was emptied of us and, therefore, full of dunes and demons, bogs and bleeding trees.—
Devon Walker-Figueroa,
The New York Review of Books,
3 July 2025
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Things become messy when a popular rival boy band – The Saja Boys – are revealed to be demons.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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That’s a lot of familiar names, but hardly an anomaly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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And beyond device checks, smart verification systems can also monitor behavioral signals—like typing speed, location, or login habits—to spot anomalies that a cloned voice can’t imitate.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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But just to use an example, Force Awakens sets up Snoke as the big villain of the new trilogy, with a mysterious backstory.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
12 July 2025
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Matthias Schoenaerts signed on as the film's villain, Krem of the Yellow Hills, in September 2024, per Deadline, and a few months later, Jason Momoa confirmed his casting as the violent intergalactic bounty hunter, Lobo.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Ecosystems capable of supporting such giants have been the norm rather than the exception for tens of millions of years.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Winn’s story about her gruelling trek across the English coast with husband Moth has long-been considered a giant of the non-fiction genre.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
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On June 30, Netflix premiered its documentary Shark Whisperer, which follows Ocean Ramsey in her unique (and controversial — and viral) approach to marine conservation: swimming freely with gigantic sharks for hours on end.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
4 July 2025
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Israel doesn’t have any heavy bombers, stealthy or otherwise, capable of carrying such gigantic bombs.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Winifred, the protagonist of this Victorian-era grotesque, takes a position as a governess at an English manor.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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His early short films, such as Six Men Getting Sick (1967) and The Grandmother (1970), showcased his talent for blending the grotesque with the beautiful, setting the stage for his groundbreaking debut feature, Eraserhead (1977).—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Free radicals are unstable molecules that can damage DNA and cause cell mutations.—
Kathi Valeii Published,
Verywell Health,
26 June 2025
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Did this mutation for orange fur color arise just once?—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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King's polo playing husband, Bill Mitchell — who went on to become a director for Texaco — became the model for Daisy’s rich brute of a husband, Tom Buchanan.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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This freshly re-imagined Jag is worlds apart from that old German brute, but was similar in the sense of feeling wonderfully light and responsive, and utilizing hydraulic fluid to power its steering.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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“Monster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monster. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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