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Recent Examples of eye-catcher
Exposing rings to too much wear Rings on your fingers can make your hands (especially combined with a colorful manicure) eye-catchers.
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Larissa Ratschkowski, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2026
But the shiny new pin was an eye-catcher during the otherwise somber meeting.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
So, June was definitely an eye-catcher.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Race junkies need to be prepared for impulse buys, though, as everything in the store is an eye-catcher.
—Eric Larsen, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Larissa Ratschkowski, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2026
But the shiny new pin was an eye-catcher during the otherwise somber meeting.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
So, June was definitely an eye-catcher.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Race junkies need to be prepared for impulse buys, though, as everything in the store is an eye-catcher.
—Eric Larsen, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eye-catcher
Noun
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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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Under pressure from neighborhood residents who called the property an eyesore, the City Council ordered the building’s demolition in November, over the objections of attorneys for CVS and an unnamed property owner whose identity has been obscured behind property records.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dark, eerie, and paranoid (for good reason), the eight-episode season shifts back and forth from the casual grimness of an unwelcoming reality to the shocking frights of a stoner’s worst nightmare (the latter of which is shrewdly motivated by Rachel regularly smoking pot).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2026
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The real fright, though, came midway through that final frame, when star center Dylan Larkin went down in a heap after his skate seemed to catch awkwardly on the ice.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Well, luck and some high-tech drones capturing the incredibly rare sight of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) being born.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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Stripping audiences of their sight, the production toys with the fear of anticipation, using light touch and scent to deliver its narrative.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Eye-catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eye-catcher. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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