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Recent Examples of blue-sky
Meanwhile, the sail blue color channels clear, blue-sky energy, while the bright sugar pink feels playful—all equally deserving shades for your spring repertoire.
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Explosions interrupted the honking of traffic on what had been a bustling, blue-sky afternoon.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Thursday is a transitional day, one of those crisp, blue-sky days that require sunglasses and a sweater.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
To me, Reid sounds like an ideal partner for Dylan Samberg in a blue-sky Jets future where the right performance (and contract extensions) give Winnipeg Morrissey-Salomonsson and Samberg-Reid options inside the top four.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The design-forward space evokes the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City with a dash of whimsy courtesy of a blue-sky ceiling mural.
Don’t miss: The Bayab Palm and Pineapple Gin from South Africa is wild and wonderful, sweet and tropical with nice juniper notes on the palate.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026
The movement pushed the stock into blue-sky territory, a distinct psychological barrier.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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
Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Explosions interrupted the honking of traffic on what had been a bustling, blue-sky afternoon.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Thursday is a transitional day, one of those crisp, blue-sky days that require sunglasses and a sweater.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
To me, Reid sounds like an ideal partner for Dylan Samberg in a blue-sky Jets future where the right performance (and contract extensions) give Winnipeg Morrissey-Salomonsson and Samberg-Reid options inside the top four.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The design-forward space evokes the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City with a dash of whimsy courtesy of a blue-sky ceiling mural.
Don’t miss: The Bayab Palm and Pineapple Gin from South Africa is wild and wonderful, sweet and tropical with nice juniper notes on the palate.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026
The movement pushed the stock into blue-sky territory, a distinct psychological barrier.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-sky
Adjective
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Rescuing utopian idyll from dystopian reality, Koreeda determines that humanity is too fragile to forfeit its defining qualities to a mechanical species; that our only viable function in an artificial tomorrow is as the eternal caretakers of memory and imagination.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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But the weight of their grief is just as palpable as the utopian patina of their surroundings.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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That 2% isn't just an idealistic goal, however.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Stark, having been elected governor and already well along in his fateful descent from an idealistic man of the people to an entirely corrupt megalomaniac, is on the way to visit his childhood home.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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While Motorola has made progress overcoming some traditional shortcomings of foldables, the phone still feels rather impractical, while still being very cool.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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However, Burry warned that directly betting against the rally through short selling is risky and impractical for most investors, particularly as bearish trades have become increasingly expensive.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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The biggest risks are around provenance, ownership structure, storage, insurance and unrealistic return expectations.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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Buying a home has moved from difficult to unrealistic for too many.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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An underdeveloped subplot sees Temir befriend Alika (Jaliyah Richards), a self-conscious Nigerian-American girl from his wrestling class, while a contrastingly fanciful one concerns Azik’s capturing of a likewise far-from-home pelican to cheer up the heavily pregnant and bone-weary Zalya.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Tighe’s bedroom got an even more fanciful treatment.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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Founders often burn out trying to be both the visionary and the integrator, roles requiring distinct skills.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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That’s when the visionary Lamar Hunt, founder of the AFL and owner of the Chiefs, turned on ABC’s Wide World of Sports to watch England and West Germany play in the men’s final of the global soccer tournament.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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There’s an imaginative kids club created in partnership with the French fashion brand Tartine et Chocolat and its Edmond Le Mouton (Edmond the sheep) character.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Tim Darcy has always been the man of a thousand voices — a wildly imaginative singer playing different roles, capturing the disintegration of the self from different angles.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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While walking the carpet, which marked a fun outing for the longtime married couple and music collaborators, Chris showed his romantic affection towards his wife of nearly 20 years.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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This is complicity spurred on by a certain kind of Western readers desire to maintain their romantic image of Russia’s past without having to engage critical with Russia’s present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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“Blue-sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-sky. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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