eye-catchers

noun

plural of eye-catcher
as in eyesores

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eye-catchers
  1. eyesores
  2. frights
  3. monstrosities
  4. horrors
  5. sights
Noun
  • Using a damp cloth, with mild detergent if desired, to wipe your shutters clean prevents significant buildup and removes eyesores like bird droppings and large cobwebs.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Overnight, one of pet ownership’s most stubborn little eyesores had an architectural solution.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
Definition of eyesores
Noun
  • Co-directors Matthias Clausen and Marc Andersen have created all kinds of studies into what keeps people coming back for frights.
    — Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
  • There are also family activities, fall brews to sip, and food trucks to keep you fueled for the frights.
    — Michelle Mastro, Midwest Living, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of frights
Noun
  • This is how the monstrosities of myth can become a means of revelation.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Protein bars have come a long way from the chalky monstrosities that lined shelves not long ago.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of monstrosities
Noun
  • Her intelligence and wit serve her well as the horrors unfold.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Ackie also offered her take on what has been driving the popularity of horror films, namely war and other horrors in the news.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of horrors
Noun
  • In Season 2, after winning an award for his investigation, Raybon sets his sights on another scandal — the disappearance of a prisoner — and his father, played by Tommy Lee Jones, pops up, too.
    — Shivani Gonzalez, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The streamer also has more anime and Japanese live-action content in its sights.
    — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of sights
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