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Recent Examples of eyesore
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
Or, in Texas’ case, the eyesore test.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
The Big 12 record is an eyesore, and every predictive metric tells us this team is not NCAA Tournament quality.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Figuring out how to hang laundry in small spaces is difficult—and clothes horses or drying racks are more often than not an eyesore.
—Melissa Grustat, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
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Mehdi Paryavi, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
Or, in Texas’ case, the eyesore test.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
The Big 12 record is an eyesore, and every predictive metric tells us this team is not NCAA Tournament quality.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Figuring out how to hang laundry in small spaces is difficult—and clothes horses or drying racks are more often than not an eyesore.
—Melissa Grustat, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyesore
mess
Noun
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When Angie spills the smoothie accidentally, PAT’s floor absorbers are activated, and the mess literally disappears into the floorboards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Now, to be fair, this season has been a mess from a health standpoint.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyesore. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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