as in messes
something unpleasant to look at
the old abandoned house was a neighborhood eyesore
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Recent Examples of eyesores
As far as land, many data centers are renovating large, old and abandoned sites that have sat as toxic eyesores for years.
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Mehdi Paryavi, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
Life's daily messes can be constant eyesores in even the most beautiful and dreamy of homes.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
These create smoke, noise, glare, drainage issues, or visual eyesores that spill over property lines.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
But the shoes aren’t eyesores like other orthopedic footwear—they’re actually stylish.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
Keep these eyesores tucked away and out of sight.
—Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
Gaping construction holes may be eyesores for visitors, but to those of us who live and work in Central Indiana these chasms represent our future — projects that will infuse Indianapolis with new life.
—Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 11 Jan. 2026
But messy counters can become eyesores in the blink of an eye.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
Years of hot sunshine, winds and rain steadily shredded the tarp, transforming the old church into one of San Jose’s worst eyesores.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Mehdi Paryavi, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
Life's daily messes can be constant eyesores in even the most beautiful and dreamy of homes.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
These create smoke, noise, glare, drainage issues, or visual eyesores that spill over property lines.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
But the shoes aren’t eyesores like other orthopedic footwear—they’re actually stylish.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
Keep these eyesores tucked away and out of sight.
—Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
Gaping construction holes may be eyesores for visitors, but to those of us who live and work in Central Indiana these chasms represent our future — projects that will infuse Indianapolis with new life.
—Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 11 Jan. 2026
But messy counters can become eyesores in the blink of an eye.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
Years of hot sunshine, winds and rain steadily shredded the tarp, transforming the old church into one of San Jose’s worst eyesores.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyesores
Noun
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This plastic table cover does the trick while offering convenient use and protection against spills and messes.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Sheppard specializes in untangling other people’s financial messes.—
Joel Jacobs,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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The hulking remains of ARC monstrosities sit amongst the ruins of our world, now peaceful and overgrown with nature.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Twain condemned these horrors with his characteristic mixture of outrage and wit.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Now after four years of ongoing horrors in Ukraine, and more than two years of watching slaughter and suffering in Gaza, the latest war filling our feeds is just another numbing form of content, a digital arena in which competing forces try to assert conflicting viewpoints.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
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