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as in heaven
a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death
a belief that warriors felled in battle will be raised to the sky
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Recent Examples of sky
Northerners will also be treated to longer viewing windows since the radiant's appearance will be higher in the sky and therefore longer lasting.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Not after batting a last-second field goal from the sky.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Editor's note: The September 2025 partial solar eclipse put on a magnificent show as the moon swept over the face of our sun, darkening the sky over a swathe of the Pacific Ocean.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
The summer solstice happens when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky and marks the longest day of the year.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2025
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Not after batting a last-second field goal from the sky.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Editor's note: The September 2025 partial solar eclipse put on a magnificent show as the moon swept over the face of our sun, darkening the sky over a swathe of the Pacific Ocean.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
The summer solstice happens when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky and marks the longest day of the year.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sky
Noun
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New recycling bins in a lighter shade of blue will come later.—
Sam Schulz,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Until Saturday, Scott — accustomed to wearing prison blue — had two shirts and two pairs of pants, but Sanders took him to Ross Dress for Less for some colorful, new clothes.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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The juxtaposition with the early Italian modern art created an aesthetic heaven.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Just look a little to the left of Altair in the early evening heavens.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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In the midst of their newlywed bliss, Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez are letting fans in on the details of their big day.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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But the bliss of that new dawn was short-lived, and not just because of the appearance of the guillotine in public squares across the country.—
Paul Kingsnorth,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The team had already animated a cartoon film of three anthropomorphic sausages running across the Milwaukee skyline on the big screen and when they were seen to arrive at the gates of the stadium, the characters would race across the scoreboard as digital dots.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The formal dining with a fireplace, a sunroom, and multiple terraces offer mind-blowing views of Coit Tower, San Francisco Bay, Golden Gate and Bay bridges and the downtown skyline.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ski Glacier 3000 From Interlaken, the GoldenPass Line takes you to Montreux, a beautiful lakeside town in Vaud, which is a skier’s paradise.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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The artist Ernest Crichlow summons the memory of the sculptor Augusta Savage, whose studio, in a Harlem basement—amid furnaces and stacks of coal—was a paradise of enlightenment and a hive of creative effort.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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Viewers should look toward the southeastern horizon in the Northern Hemisphere and the northwest horizon in the Southern Hemisphere.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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On a different note, there appears to be some luck around new horizons, like academics, legal matters or travel.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Founded by cousins Sam and Jeff King, and celebrating 80 years since their fathers began launching restaurants, King’s has become a part of the firmament of California seafood.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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For Dua Lipa and now Rodrigo, concert records are a logical extension of their place in the pop firmament.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sky. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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