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Recent Examples of eyesore
The impulse is understandable if your neighbor's trash is a constant eyesore or is blocking street parking.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Replacing eyesore plug-ins are sleek, design-forward machines that rival fine art and high-tech gadgetry alike.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Having your neighbor's tree hang over your yard can be an eyesore or an irritation.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Over time, what was considered by many to be an aesthetic eyesore is now perceived as iconic.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 12 Aug. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Replacing eyesore plug-ins are sleek, design-forward machines that rival fine art and high-tech gadgetry alike.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Having your neighbor's tree hang over your yard can be an eyesore or an irritation.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Over time, what was considered by many to be an aesthetic eyesore is now perceived as iconic.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyesore
mess
Noun
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If the mess-maker is solid, use a spatula, dull kitchen knife, or the edge of a credit card to lift it from the surface of the upholstery.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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The first crazy thing that happens to the movie Smurls is when a kitchen chandelier almost falls on them, though the most visceral is when oldest sister Dawn Smurl (Beau Gadsdon) suddenly vomits up pieces of glass, leaving the sink and her face a bloody mess.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyesore. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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