as in messes
something unpleasant to look at
the old abandoned house was a neighborhood eyesore
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Recent Examples of eyesores
Years of hot sunshine, winds and rain steadily shredded the tarp, transforming the old church into one of San Jose’s worst eyesores.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Indeed, the not-in-my-backyard crowd has less to complain about when the eyesores in question are barely visible on the horizon.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
With their glory days long gone, Gary Emerson and Horace Mann high schools represent blighted eyesores that conjure up nostalgia and grim realities.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Pottery Barn Charleston Seagrass Tote Basket Not all storage solutions are unsightly eyesores that need to be hidden away in a closet, cabinet, or underneath furniture.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Indeed, the not-in-my-backyard crowd has less to complain about when the eyesores in question are barely visible on the horizon.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
With their glory days long gone, Gary Emerson and Horace Mann high schools represent blighted eyesores that conjure up nostalgia and grim realities.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Pottery Barn Charleston Seagrass Tote Basket Not all storage solutions are unsightly eyesores that need to be hidden away in a closet, cabinet, or underneath furniture.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyesores
Noun
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Regularly wiping down all surfaces, including countertops, the stovetop, backsplash, walls, cabinets, and any other surfaces, can help eliminate any food splatters, residual grease, or other messes that could be contributing to a less-than-fresh-smelling space.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Its hot water function makes quick work of sticky messes on the floor (a godsend in my house, since my kids have taken to tipping plates with maple syrup onto the floor) and the steam cleaning setting easily clears deeper stains and eliminates odors.—
Editors of Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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What could be better than fighting off hordes of alien monstrosities?—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.—
Michael Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
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This tale of a plausible viral apocalypse makes the case that true horrors can lurk just outside our view — and possibly within us all.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Pritam witnessed firsthand the horrors of Partition—communal riots forced her to migrate to India from Pakistan in 1947 with nothing but her two small children and a red shawl.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Eyesores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyesores. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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