blue-sky

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Recent Examples of blue-sky But the big reason your skin is more likely to burn has to do with all that fresh powder that skiers and snowboarders crave, especially on perfect, blue-sky days. Steven R. Fassnacht, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2025 Straight ahead, the Pacific sparkled on the sunny, blue-sky Friday. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025 The original Malibu Line piece from 1978 was documented on a blue-sky, clear day, with Lita’s blue line cascading into the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Laura O’Neill, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024 Other experts have argued that the world must keep building conventional networks to serve hard-to-reach areas, just in case those blue-sky ideas don’t pan out. IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2017 Mountains rim blue-sky horizons, and scrub brush scattered across the rocky desert hills sustain mule deer, bighorn sheep and other wildlife. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025 The interview didn’t dwell on policy, instead allowing Ovitz to blue-sky about the potential of technology. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025 The original Malibu Line piece from 1978 was documented on a blue-sky, clear day, with Lita’s blue line cascading into the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Laura O’Neill, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024 Their light, harmony-laden fare evokes blue-sky airiness, front-porch pleasantries and all-ages barn dances. Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-sky
Adjective
  • Soviet citizens in the 1980s could no longer ignore the glaring differences between the utopian promises of communism and the reality of an autocratic and incompetent regime.
    Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Ars Technica: Your AI take is that neither the dystopian view of sentient AI or the utopian view is necessarily correct.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Venus is joining forces with Neptune, bringing an idealistic spin to your friendship circles and social life.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 May 2025
  • This is not to say that past presidents were necessarily more idealistic at their core (though Jimmy Carter probably was).
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • Aguilar, the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, downplayed impeachment talk as impractical to reporters Tuesday.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
  • While extended vacations may be impractical during economic downturns, the core idea remains relevant: managers must champion employee well-being to sustain performance.
    Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Cawley also admitted that New York State’s goal to have renewable energy go from for 30% to 70% by 2030 was unrealistic.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Zelenskyy wants to regain Crimea and other Ukrainian territory seized by Russia, but Trump considers that demand to be unrealistic.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • However, a fanciful title charge would collapse in November and early December in a period where Spurs picked up one point from five league matches.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Glancing at goals specifically, catching Erling Haaland’s unprecedented 36 in one campaign looks fanciful.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Through her visionary leadership at Morgan Murphy Media and her tireless work with NAB, Liz left an indelible mark on broadcasting that will endure for generations.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Hollywood veterans as both producers and former co-chiefs of the film division at MGM, DeLuca and Abdy are renowned for their deep relationships with visionary moviemakers and long connection to prestige moviedom.
    Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Hollywood Climate Summit The Hollywood Climate Summit celebrates its fifth anniversary by helping the entertainment industry tackle climate issues through imaginative teamwork.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 May 2025
  • Few could produce an environment that layers raw materials in a way that feels not only imaginative, but intentional.
    Brett Braley, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Account hopes to combat misogynistic online content Creators like Andrew Tate provide a pipeline for men seeking advice about romantic rejection, physical self-esteem and economic insecurity to fall into radicalism and misogyny.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Not a depiction of romantic bliss, but a kind of love song all the same.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Blue-sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-sky. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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