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Recent Examples of heavensClose 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 Holt McCallany has been cast in a recurring guest role as the legendary Titan, also known as the Bearer of Heaven, who was condemned by Zeus to hold up the celestial heavens after the last Titan war against the Olympians.—Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025 The days of counterfeit printouts are—thank heavens—largely behind us, but fans are still often left empty-handed on game days or arrive to find seats that were not as good as advertised.—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2025 Scorsese’s life and work, still ongoing thank heavens, have been given a rather simple five-act structure for purposes of the documentary.—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025 Thank heavens scientific integrity is still alive and well.—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavens
sky
Noun
As February progresses here in 2026, the brightest planet in the night sky, Venus, will begin to rise in the western skies just after sunset.
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Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
So, the fact that the Illinois fireworks ban is roundly ignored by Illinoisans is not a surprise to anyone, as the night skies prove on Independence Day.