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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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Necessary for doctrinal shifts—but needs to be grounded to avoid utopian overreach.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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In times of uncertainty, particularly under the growing threat of totalitarianism, utopian fantasies provide a way to reflect on the situation and, potentially, outline a path toward a positive outcome.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Experts increasingly agree that decarbonization without nuclear power is unrealistic.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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But many others are chasing unrealistic nuclear visions.—
W. Gyude Moore,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Laurence Fishburne joins the cast as the higher vampire Regis, rocking a fanciful new look.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The final sequence on the film’s set is perhaps the director’s most fanciful scene and an exemplar of meta filmmaking.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Technical details are scarce, as tends to be the case with the more imaginative concepts.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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With growing pains behind him, this season Ford has created a more robust schedule for the dinners, stressing collaboration and bringing in locally and nationally known chefs to share perspectives and imaginative dishes.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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During the podcast, Paris revealed that the pair's relationship began to break down six months before their eventual split amid fan speculation about a romantic relationship between Powell and Sweeney.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The season concludes on a romantic and hopeful note for Noah and Joanne.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Blue-sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-sky. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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