the heavens
plural noun
: the sky
the brightest star in the heavens
Note: When the heavens open (up) it means it starts to rain.
The game had to be stopped when the heavens opened up.
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The kallikantzaroi are a group of blind, black goblins who live underground during most of the year sawing at the world tree – a motif throughout various folklores that connects the heavens to the Earth.
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Carlie Procell, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
There was a quick glance to the heavens, and a tear slightly self-consciously brushed away, as Alex Carey raised his arms to acknowledge the century that kept Australia in the third Test.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
But you’d be hard put to find two men the heavens are less likely to cow.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Their utopia is located so high in the heavens or deep in the past that the entire project always seems on the verge of collapse for lack of a solid foundation.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
Every year in November, the Leonid meteor shower shimmers across the heavens like glitter spilling from the cosmos.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Fortunately, the heavens are smiling on you and your reputation looks good!
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Luostarinen had a perfect pass ahead, and Marchand did the rest, besting DeSmith from the left wing and then pointing to the heavens.
—Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
Not the kind of dust that accumulates in the corners of rooms, but tiny golden particles that flow from the heavens towards earth.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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Carlie Procell, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
There was a quick glance to the heavens, and a tear slightly self-consciously brushed away, as Alex Carey raised his arms to acknowledge the century that kept Australia in the third Test.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
But you’d be hard put to find two men the heavens are less likely to cow.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Their utopia is located so high in the heavens or deep in the past that the entire project always seems on the verge of collapse for lack of a solid foundation.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
Every year in November, the Leonid meteor shower shimmers across the heavens like glitter spilling from the cosmos.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Fortunately, the heavens are smiling on you and your reputation looks good!
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Luostarinen had a perfect pass ahead, and Marchand did the rest, besting DeSmith from the left wing and then pointing to the heavens.
—Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
Not the kind of dust that accumulates in the corners of rooms, but tiny golden particles that flow from the heavens towards earth.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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“The heavens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20heavens. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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