monstrosities

noun

Definition of monstrositiesnext
plural of monstrosity
1
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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2
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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3
as in messes
something unpleasant to look at we were glad when the city tore down that monstrosity that used to stand across from the park

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  1. anomalies
  2. mutations
  3. horrors
Noun
  • The vast majority of those infants had congenital anomalies, or birth defects.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
  • About 80% of those additional infant deaths could be attributed to congenital anomalies, which were higher than expected in six of the 18 months following the Dobbs decision, according to the new research.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of anomalies
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  • As anyone who’s ever grown backyard flowers knows, mutations happen, and are most often not stable enough for breeding due to cross pollination and other environmental factors.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • These mutations can increase the chances of developing breast and ovarian cancer and play a big role in shaping treatment options.
    Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of mutations
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  • The stability and recovery that predominated in the summer has partly been washed away, by the war-auguring strikes in Lebanon and Israel and by the closer-to-home horrors of the floods from Hurricane Helene in the Southeast.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
  • For Amos, who began researching his own family’s history in Africa in 1970, exploring the horrors of the slave trade on screen was a deeply personal and moving experience.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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