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Recent Examples of blue-sky
The movement pushed the stock into blue-sky territory, a distinct psychological barrier.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 6 Jan. 2026
There’s no bad time to visit Costa Rica: Dry season (December to April) is best for those seeking blue-sky sunshine, but green season (May to November) brings better surf, southern-humpback-whale spotting, and lush foliage.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2025
As a result, researchers were asked to balance blue-sky curiosity with a clearer line of sight to practical applications.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2025
Ford’s issue is the here and now, not a lack of blue-sky thinking.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 1 Oct. 2025
The Padres were winning on a beautiful blue-sky day.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 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
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
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 6 Jan. 2026
There’s no bad time to visit Costa Rica: Dry season (December to April) is best for those seeking blue-sky sunshine, but green season (May to November) brings better surf, southern-humpback-whale spotting, and lush foliage.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2025
As a result, researchers were asked to balance blue-sky curiosity with a clearer line of sight to practical applications.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2025
Ford’s issue is the here and now, not a lack of blue-sky thinking.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 1 Oct. 2025
The Padres were winning on a beautiful blue-sky day.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-sky
Adjective
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The film’s early images — lush fairways, orderly golf course rituals, bodies moving through a dewy, manicured world of leisure — project an intoxicating, utopian calm.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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The album’s bookends are fittingly utopian.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Play could turn reflective as the moody Moon unites with idealistic Neptune in your 5th House of Creativity and Romance, blending imagination with tender feelings.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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And he was frustrated with himself, realizing he had been taken in by the idealistic missions of tech companies, which pledged to use their transformative power to make the world better for everyone.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But this season, the looks that made the highest impact eschewed function for jaw-dropping, delightfully impractical looks.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Testers found the concept impractical due to clothing sleeves and the difficulty of capturing usable camera angles from the wrist.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Republicans described the demands as unrealistic.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Eliminating school property taxes is unrealistic and would destroy funding for our local public schools.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But to suggest that the ramifications meant good news for United or Delta was just too fanciful for words.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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All this has always struck me as fanciful.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His visionary blending of traditional salsa with elements of jazz, rock and funk drove a definitive transformation of the genre, and propelled Latin music in the ’70s and ’80s.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Ensemble 1774 is a new platform within the 1774 ecosystem, created to invite visionary talents to engage with Birkenstock’s archive and values to reinterpret its legacy through fresh perspectives and original design.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The fragrance has more tangible notes, too — ambrette, oud and cypriol among them — but mounting interest in fantasy-note fragrances at large indicates that the scent’s more imaginative componentry has likely been the bigger driver of its success.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The show has a Theater for Young Audiences sensibility in many ways, which is hardly surprising since it was based on the imaginative work of one so young.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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New encounters could lead to fun flirtations or a mutual attraction that becomes romantic.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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The romantic dramedy, based on the novel of the same name by Robinne Lee, stars Anne Hathaway as Solène, a divorced mother who stumbles into a meet-cute with Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of a boy band.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Blue-sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-sky. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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