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Recent Examples of heavens
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.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
There’s a new sheriff in the night sky though, Saturn’s big brother Jupiter, the king of the planets, on the rise in the eastern heavens along with Orion and the rest of the great winter constellations.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 18 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
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
There’s a new sheriff in the night sky though, Saturn’s big brother Jupiter, the king of the planets, on the rise in the eastern heavens along with Orion and the rest of the great winter constellations.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 18 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
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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.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Brad Weisenstein,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Heavens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavens. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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