firmaments

noun

plural of firmament
1
as in skies
the expanse of air surrounding the earth the stars in the firmament twinkled ever so brightly

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2
as in realms
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a major figure in the classical music firmament

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firmaments
  1. skies
  2. realms
  3. heavens
  4. areas
  5. domains
  6. spheres
  7. departments
  8. kingdoms
Noun
  • Two of the games take place over the skies of the nation’s capital.
    — Lou Kesten, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • When Kit takes her whole family out onto the lawn of her uncle’s country home to watch Halley’s Comet, Gharavi’s camera spins around the night skies and Simon Goff’s ethereal score soars.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of skies
Noun
  • Quiñones, an artist known as @skullsqwat and stylist to It-girl supreme and rock-star newlywed Gabbriette (known to her as Gabi), dwells in many realms.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Yet Parton’s willingness to move among musical genres and other realms of entertainment, and to try just about anything, was part of her genius.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of realms
Noun
  • And thanks to Tucson’s extraordinarily dark heavens, the Sonoran skyscape takes center stage with Peace Among the Stars.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Its purpose is to take deep panoramic images of the sky, over and over again, every clear night across the next 10 years, making what amounts to a decade-spanning ultrahigh-definition timelapse movie of the entire heavens.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
Definition of heavens
Noun
  • Ready for some season predictions, areas of concern, a fair look down the road and an honest glimpse at what’s right in front of the Browns?
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The sterile fly program complements efforts to monitor wildlife, inspect animals and work with ranchers in areas where the fly has been spotted to encourage regular checks for infestations.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of areas
Noun
  • Osteopathic philosophy serves as the integrative lens through which these domains influence clinical reasoning.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The global food system is afflicted by uncertainty across many domains—weather, supply chains, labor, trade, and beyond.
    — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of domains
Noun
  • Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said the bridge should spur development between the two countries in various spheres — including tourism — and create new jobs.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Both women recognized that fully realizing the aspirations and talents of women and girls also requires valuing the virtues and qualities that men and boys contribute, in the private and public spheres.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of spheres
Noun
  • State employee telework California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 1729, which could encourage state agencies and departments to encourage telework and create a centralized dashboard to track related efficiency metrics.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The claim was made by Ryan Paganetti, who previously worked in the analytics departments for the Raiders, Jags and Eagles.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of departments
Noun
  • The honeypot sites of royal Rajasthan—spliced by the brown slopes of the Aravalli Range, the state emerged after Partition from a mosaic of 22 feudal kingdoms—are so many people’s taster to India.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The empire did not expand further and eventually fragmented into smaller kingdoms.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of kingdoms
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“Firmaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firmaments. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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