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Recent Examples of blue-sky
Ford’s issue is the here and now, not a lack of blue-sky thinking.
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 1 Oct. 2025
That leaves philanthropy: the most compelling alternative is for Gulf philanthropists to begin directing a larger proportion of their expenditure to blue-sky research that can have strategic value.
—Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
Organizations like Google Brain have thrived by giving teams autonomy to pursue blue-sky ideas, leading to breakthroughs such as Transformer models that revolutionized NLP.
—Melanie Hughes, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
This is, after all, a publication that was founded in the early ’90s, born of a desire to champion the subversive, disruptive advent of the internet—and the hackers, hustlers, and blue-sky lunatics consumed by the possibilities of a digitized and interconnected planet.
—Katie Drummond, Wired News, 19 May 2025
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
Mark Phelan, USA Today, 1 Oct. 2025
That leaves philanthropy: the most compelling alternative is for Gulf philanthropists to begin directing a larger proportion of their expenditure to blue-sky research that can have strategic value.
—Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 16 July 2025
Organizations like Google Brain have thrived by giving teams autonomy to pursue blue-sky ideas, leading to breakthroughs such as Transformer models that revolutionized NLP.
—Melanie Hughes, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
This is, after all, a publication that was founded in the early ’90s, born of a desire to champion the subversive, disruptive advent of the internet—and the hackers, hustlers, and blue-sky lunatics consumed by the possibilities of a digitized and interconnected planet.
—Katie Drummond, Wired News, 19 May 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-sky
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The film, written by Barbosa alongside Werner Salles, is set in 1695 and sees a family of slaves organize a rebellion to flee in search of the utopian Quilombo dos Palmares following a call from the spiritual helm.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Flood’s playwright is haunted by the fact that her mother, like many in the movement, did eventually meet a man, settle down, and compromise on utopian ambitions to raise her kids.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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In a similar vein, pardon the pun, comes this Frank Wildhorn gothic musical about a Victorian-era doctor with two personalities, one an idealistic doctor, the other an evil murderer.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Set in the Deep South, the film follows Coach Walt McFadden, played by Michael Mosley (Ozark), a talented but idealistic assistant coach at Louisiana University who’s out of second chances.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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If there’s a force majeure clause in the new rights contracts that allows the NBA’s media partners to temporarily halt running sportsbook ads when an unforeseeable event makes such airings impractical, it’s hidden under a tide of black ink.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Robots have become indispensable in environments where high radiation or structural complexity makes human intervention dangerous or impractical.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani must now navigate the unending demands of America’s biggest city and deliver on ambitious — skeptics say unrealistic — campaign promises.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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In an era shaped by social media filters and unrealistic standards, that level of care has become more important than ever.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Both of these fanciful descriptions evoke qualities that, at the dawn of my own delinquent years of exile, must have resonated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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His keen knack for seeing the world through a playful lens transforms even the most mundane aspects of travel into a fanciful adventure for his 3-year-old son, Malcolm.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Nov. 2025
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Diarrha N’Diaye, the visionary founder behind the beauty brand Ami Colé, has been appointed Executive Vice President of Beauty and Fragrance at Kim Kardashian’s Skims Beauty, marking a major new chapter in her career.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Kelton recently wrapped his first lead role in the psychological thriller Inhuman, directed by music video visionary Fernando Lugo (Bad Bunny, Drake).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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Soccer Sidekicks’ Spot the Ball stands out for its imaginative approach to instruction.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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His imaginative storytelling techniques, well known to readers of his previous books Will in the World and The Swerve, often threaten to push him into the realm of historical fiction.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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That sensibility is countered by Dina’s, who plays the romantic foil to Liberty’s pessimist.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Williams and Preti’s love story first made headlines in the summer of 2024 when the pair were spotted enjoying a romantic boat trip along Italy’s Amalfi Coast.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Blue-sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-sky. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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