the stratosphere
noun
1
: the upper layer of the Earth's atmosphere that begins about 7 miles (11 kilometers) above the Earth's surface and ends about 30 miles (50 kilometers) above the Earth's surface
2
: a very high position, level, or amount
Tuition at many colleges has soared into the stratosphere.
His career is clearly headed for the stratosphere.
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Back in 2021, the child actress stepped into the pop world with her melancholic debut single and drove straight into the stratosphere.
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Broncos quarterbacks coach Davis Webb’s coaching rise is climbing close to the stratosphere.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Specifically flagged by the UNEP are air pollution from launch emissions, spacecraft emissions in the stratosphere, as well as space debris re-entry and the potential to alter Earth's atmospheric chemistry and dynamics with implications for climate change and depleting stratospheric ozone.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Its third album, Getting Killed, a feral, clanging animal of a record, propelled the group into the stratosphere this year, but its members have been making noise underground — literally, in some cases — since childhood.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Broncos quarterbacks coach Davis Webb’s coaching rise is climbing close to the stratosphere.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Specifically flagged by the UNEP are air pollution from launch emissions, spacecraft emissions in the stratosphere, as well as space debris re-entry and the potential to alter Earth's atmospheric chemistry and dynamics with implications for climate change and depleting stratospheric ozone.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Its third album, Getting Killed, a feral, clanging animal of a record, propelled the group into the stratosphere this year, but its members have been making noise underground — literally, in some cases — since childhood.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
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“The stratosphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stratosphere. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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