eye-catcher

noun

Definition of eye-catchernext
as in eyesore

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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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for eye-catcher
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  1. eyesore
  2. fright
  3. sight
Noun
  • Tomorrowland has become such an eyesore that even Disneyland President Jill Estorino recognized its negative press at a pre-D23 media event.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The elevated highway was a congested eyesore that physically divided Boston’s urban center.
    — Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of eyesore
Noun
  • And some of the film’s most impressive frights take place in the dentist’s chair, veering into serious body-horror territory.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • After a couple of rounds of throwing up and an evaluation by the doctor, Coop is okay, but the whole thing puts a fright into the crew, and especially into Joy.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
Definition of fright
Noun
  • The sight had activated an ancient and superstitious circuit in my brain that insisted the sun simply shouldn't look this way.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But weeks after the largest IPO in history, Musk talked more about the moon during SpaceX’s first earnings call, which investors say is a strategic threshold that will likely be crossed before SpaceX can fully set its sights on Mars.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Eye-catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eye-catcher. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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