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as in blisses
a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death
a belief that warriors felled in battle will be raised to the sky
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Recent Examples of skies
But will the skies be clear in the Louisville area for a perfect view?
—
Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Their love of the skies created a lifelong bond.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Will skies be clear in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the supermoon?
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
The high Wednesday is forecast in the low-70s with mostly sunny skies.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
On Cerro Tololo, nearly 40 telescopes at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) scan the skies.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The skies opened into sheeting rain as the minister gave his greeting; this was followed by thunder and an explosion of lightning.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Even if skies are clear overhead, rainfall upstream can funnel into dry riverbeds and create dangerous flows miles away.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Patchy fog is expected Thursday morning, but once the fog burns off, sunny skies will help temperatures climb to the upper 70s.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Their love of the skies created a lifelong bond.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Will skies be clear in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the supermoon?
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
The high Wednesday is forecast in the low-70s with mostly sunny skies.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
On Cerro Tololo, nearly 40 telescopes at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) scan the skies.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The skies opened into sheeting rain as the minister gave his greeting; this was followed by thunder and an explosion of lightning.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Even if skies are clear overhead, rainfall upstream can funnel into dry riverbeds and create dangerous flows miles away.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Patchy fog is expected Thursday morning, but once the fog burns off, sunny skies will help temperatures climb to the upper 70s.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skies
heavens
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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
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Just look a little to the left of Altair in the early evening heavens.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Skies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skies. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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