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Recent Examples of heavens
The queen of pop swapped her Confessions II-era shiny golden doll-like curls for a high-to-the-heavens mullet.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
Oh, heavens to Betsy, not the chest hair!
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Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
Yes, the summer festival season is here (thank heavens).
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Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.
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Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Close by, Cassiopeia the Queen and Cepheus the King hang high in the northwest heavens in the early evening.
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Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
These injudicious, blunt-force tariffs do get undone almost as quickly as they are slapped on, thank heavens.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
Dora comes every Friday and makes sure of that, thank heavens.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
The Spirit Resonance is a gift of heavens, a natural talent one is born with.
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Literary Hub,
22 Dec. 2025
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
Oh, heavens to Betsy, not the chest hair!
—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
Yes, the summer festival season is here (thank heavens).
—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.
—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Close by, Cassiopeia the Queen and Cepheus the King hang high in the northwest heavens in the early evening.
—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
These injudicious, blunt-force tariffs do get undone almost as quickly as they are slapped on, thank heavens.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
Dora comes every Friday and makes sure of that, thank heavens.
—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
The Spirit Resonance is a gift of heavens, a natural talent one is born with.
—
Literary Hub,
22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavens
sky
Noun
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While the shower typically produces only about five meteors per hour, it’s known for bright fireballs that can stand out in the night sky.
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Joby has been in a fierce battle to be the first with taxis in the sky with its Northern California competitor Archer Aviation.
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“Heavens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavens. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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