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Recent Examples of eyesore
But momentum is building for the eyesore by the Lake Michigan shore to soon disappear with a new development taking its place.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Not only is the park an eyesore, but when the Washington Examiner visited it earlier this month, there were sounds and sights of human misery everywhere.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2025
If dying daffodil foliage is too much of an eyesore in your garden, plant perennials or annuals nearby that will grow and hide the daffodils.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025
While the al fresco dining options were popular with many New Yorkers, some complained about sheds becoming eyesores and oversized trash bins, and some politicians expressed concern about the sheds’ impact on street parking.
—Matthew Haag, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Not only is the park an eyesore, but when the Washington Examiner visited it earlier this month, there were sounds and sights of human misery everywhere.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2025
If dying daffodil foliage is too much of an eyesore in your garden, plant perennials or annuals nearby that will grow and hide the daffodils.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025
While the al fresco dining options were popular with many New Yorkers, some complained about sheds becoming eyesores and oversized trash bins, and some politicians expressed concern about the sheds’ impact on street parking.
—Matthew Haag, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyesore
mess
Noun
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Life in Weisshorn is a mess of lies and trauma, and Nel’s ready to break out.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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In the wacky political world of Southeast Los Angeles County — where scandals seem to bloom every year with the regularity of jacarandas — there’s never been a mess as pendejo as the one stirred up this week by Cudahy Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyesore. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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