as in messes
something unpleasant to look at
residents of the historic district have protested that a fast-food joint would be a hideosity and totally out of character with the rest of the neighborhood
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Noun
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Don’t let clutter and little messes get the best of your weekend.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2026 -
For tougher messes, a commercial product like an oven cleaner might be best.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Joshua Hammer There has never been a moral and historical reckoning with the horrors inflicted by the Allied firebombing of Japan during World War II.—
Giri Nathan,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
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What horrors await her, us, and the rest of the entertainment industry?—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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But like David Fincher and plenty of others before him, Kirsch had his sights on leaving the short-form, for-hire market and making a feature film of his own.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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The company also has sights set on Tokyo, Japan and London, UK.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Hideosities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideosities. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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