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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Ticket resale prices for a simple AHL game between the Eagles and Henderson Silver Knights broke the stratosphere. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025 The most well-known of these ideas, called solar geoengineering, involves spraying particles high in the stratosphere, many miles above where planes fly, in an attempt to block out a small percent of the sun’s warming power. Ramishah Maruf, Brandon Miller, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025 Over the coming year, Pasztor wrote, the company is planning on advancing those technologies and testing those particles in the stratosphere. Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2025 The polar vortex circles above the Arctic in a higher layer of atmosphere, known as the stratosphere, between 10 to 30 miles above the surface. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the stratosphere

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“The stratosphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stratosphere. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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