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Recent Examples of eyesore
Mahomes’ hodge-podge suits were an eyesore and Josh seemed like such a low-key, nice guy.
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Linda Perillo, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
Cities do that, advocates say, because officials fear encampments will be perceived as an eyesore for visitors.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Downtown Los Angeles’ infamous eyesore is one step closer to being cleaned out.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Not only does topping a crape myrtle turn it into an eyesore, but these brutal pruning cuts can cause disease and decay to set into the wood.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
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Linda Perillo, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
Cities do that, advocates say, because officials fear encampments will be perceived as an eyesore for visitors.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Downtown Los Angeles’ infamous eyesore is one step closer to being cleaned out.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Not only does topping a crape myrtle turn it into an eyesore, but these brutal pruning cuts can cause disease and decay to set into the wood.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyesore
mess
Noun
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Specifically, the bench is a dysfunctional mess.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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And now we’re stuck having to clean up this mess.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyesore. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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