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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a major figure in the classical music firmament
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Recent Examples of firmament
This is about an important position within the firmament of government.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
Probably nobody really took it that personally, but all the victory laps she’s been taking over the last two years felt incomplete — like a lap-ette — without a proper major SoCal show to celebrate her ascendance into the pop firmament.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
But the first step is cementing her place in the country music firmament as a singer-songwriter with an engaging, relatable story to share with fans.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Founded by cousins Sam and Jeff King, and celebrating 80 years since their fathers began launching restaurants, King’s has become a part of the firmament of California seafood.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
Probably nobody really took it that personally, but all the victory laps she’s been taking over the last two years felt incomplete — like a lap-ette — without a proper major SoCal show to celebrate her ascendance into the pop firmament.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
But the first step is cementing her place in the country music firmament as a singer-songwriter with an engaging, relatable story to share with fans.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Founded by cousins Sam and Jeff King, and celebrating 80 years since their fathers began launching restaurants, King’s has become a part of the firmament of California seafood.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firmament
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The Milky Way lights up the night sky over a desert road in Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the world’s top places to travel in 2026.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Tule fog becomes especially dense when moist marine air, calm winds and clear skies come together.—
Lauren Chapman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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His talent for pulling music out of phase, bending instruments to his will and inspiring the room into new realms really pushed Maren and me to summon fresh melodies and new stories out of our writing.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, in the elevated realm of whiskey auctioneering new benchmarks are still being set in 2026.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The hearing also prompted an admission from the FAA that the air traffic control tower failed to warn the regional jet pilots of helicopter traffic in the immediate area.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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For example, the higher estimates for the infamous August 2013 East Ghoutta chemical weapons attack, which saw sarin nerve gas unleashed on an urban civilian area, are 1,500 dead.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Purpose, experience, and domain mastery aren’t being displaced here; they’re being leveraged.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In 2019, the Hospital for Sick Children lost control of Motherisk’s web domain after the subscription lapsed.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Reality shows already showcase a dozen desperate people struggling against the elements and each other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The app is being developed by a very small team, and may include a biometric identity recognition element.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The department warned citizens that snow and ice can create extremely slippery surfaces and lead to serious or even deadly accidents.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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And the department had been primed to do so.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Congress has also ventured into the sphere, which would be a much larger aim at AI for all kinds of uses, but nothing has gotten to a formative stage.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Shame — the sense of having failed in the public sphere and becoming an object of ridicule — is a powerful emotion.—
Christopher Ferguson,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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While the average data center is around 100,000 square feet, the size of a large strip mall, some hyperscale data centers cover more than a million square feet; that’s 15 football fields.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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Then identify 3-5 specific roles or industries where my existing skills would transfer well, and that offer stronger job security and growth potential than my previous field.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Firmament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firmament. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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