as in mess
something unpleasant to look at the old abandoned house was a neighborhood eyesore

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Recent Examples of eyesore City officials said the solar energy facility would be an eyesore and potentially create glare or contamination concerns, county documents said. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025 There's no need to resign yourself to having a large stone or concrete eyesore in your yard. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 May 2025 Without an affordable façade, the poor structural integrity of the marriage’s foundation becomes an eyesore. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Give the shrub time to produce more new growth to cover any eyesore leaves. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eyesore
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mess
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  • The teaser at the end of this week’s hour-long episode promises bonafide flagship mess: Obnoxious guests, police coming onboard, deckhand Kyle apparently hooking up with a guest.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 June 2025
  • It’s been a rush, a whirlwind, a chaotic mess — all descriptors that could lovingly apply to the Ghouls music.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025

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“Eyesore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyesore. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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