as in messes
something unpleasant to look at
the old abandoned house was a neighborhood eyesore
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Recent Examples of eyesores
With their glory days long gone, Gary Emerson and Horace Mann high schools represent blighted eyesores that conjure up nostalgia and grim realities.
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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
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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Other cuts start as pop songs before crashing into atonal messes and freak rock chaos.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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It’s equipped with strong suction to suck up small messes in tricky spots around the house and in the car.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jam must reckon with the stories she’s been told of the past and present and discover remaining monstrosities that the adults are unable, or unwilling, to see.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
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The huge shop churns out 120 trucks a month, from lifted Jeeps to the biggest monstrosities imaginable based on Land Rover Defenders, the Ram TRX, G-Wagens, Hummer EVs, and even the Lamborghini Urus super SUV.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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More than a thousand miles away in New Delhi, Mohammad waits for his daughter, powerless to save her for a second time from the horrors faced by their community in Myanmar.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Hard Rock Stadium is a house of horrors for the Patriots dating back to their dynasty days.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Eyesores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyesores. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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