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monstrous

[mon-struhs] / ˈmɒn strəs /




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Over the next six months there’s going to be “a monstrous bull market under the surface” of the S&P 500, and it will be the “unmagnificent 493” that drives it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Often described as monstrous, irredeemable from the crib and the personification of malice, Cathy is both Eve and serpent in Steinbeck’s heavy-handed biblical allegory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Hesperia lacks the widely available activities found in an urban center, so when monstrous fish are caught in the local lake, “it picks up traction pretty quickly,” Hernandez said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

A monstrous hill of snow loomed right in the middle.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea


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