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Recent Examples of eyesore
Cover up any household eyesores using a tension rod and a curtain cut to size.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
Since then, ridership has dropped, and now the hulking structure is seen as little more than an eyesore.
—Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
If the several buildings the report says Taxpayer 1 was delinquent on taxes included, say, a bar or ramshackle eyesores, that will look like something other than Stewart extending kindness to a stranger.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The program aims to revitalize vacant downtown storefronts — that otherwise may be an eyesore to visitors — by helping local entrepreneurs cover rent to move their businesses into the highly visible spaces.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
Since then, ridership has dropped, and now the hulking structure is seen as little more than an eyesore.
—Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
If the several buildings the report says Taxpayer 1 was delinquent on taxes included, say, a bar or ramshackle eyesores, that will look like something other than Stewart extending kindness to a stranger.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The program aims to revitalize vacant downtown storefronts — that otherwise may be an eyesore to visitors — by helping local entrepreneurs cover rent to move their businesses into the highly visible spaces.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyesore
mess
Noun
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Congress is going to have to address the mess created by not enforcing past immigration laws.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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This compounds the mess inherent to cooking with a young child, who, turns out, is apt to get as much flour on the floor as inside the bowl.—
Rachel Tepper Paley,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 May 2026
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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyesore. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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