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Recent Examples of eyesore
Both sites have since deteriorated into eyesore properties and remain boarded and fenced following break-ins, loitering and other types of code violations.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Local businesses along the busy tourist strip complained that foot traffic from events was down and that the building was becoming an eyesore.
—Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 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, 7 Jan. 2026
Local eyesore meets the wrecking ball The demolition of a graffiti-riddled building that had been at the center of a 20-year redevelopment battle was big news in Ramona.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Local businesses along the busy tourist strip complained that foot traffic from events was down and that the building was becoming an eyesore.
—Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 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, 7 Jan. 2026
Local eyesore meets the wrecking ball The demolition of a graffiti-riddled building that had been at the center of a 20-year redevelopment battle was big news in Ramona.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyesore
mess
Noun
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And Zuccarello responded just 36 seconds later, cleaning up a mess in front of the Detroit net with his second goal of the period.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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It’s housed inside its own twist-bottom tube and contains an internal brush to give you an effortless, mess-free method of application.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyesore. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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