skies

plural of sky
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as in heavens
the expanse of air surrounding the earth the sky usually looks deep blue on a bright clear day

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Recent Examples of skies In the days leading up to the wedding, there was a stretch of rain, but thankfully, the skies cleared just in time for the celebrations. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026 This Saturday kicks off with a high near 60 and clear skies, according to the forecast. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026 The skies are becoming dangerously crowded—not with planes but with interference and jamming disrupting many of the 30,000 radio frequencies that civil aviation relies upon. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026 The metro’s temperatures are expected to climb to around 80 degrees on Wednesday under sunny skies. — Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026 Clear skies and relatively dry air will still allow temperatures to cool off overnight. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Temperatures will continue cooling into the weekend as a trough of cooler low pressure moves, with high temperatures falling into the 60s across the valley on Thursday underneath more cloudy skies. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026 On July 16, the skies over Ingram opened again, dropping nearly 19 inches of rain in a single day, and the Guadalupe again overtopped its banks, again destroying businesses and homes. — Francesca D’annunzio, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2026 Slight chances for showers will linger until Tuesday afternoon before clearing to partly cloudy skies and a high temperature of 59. — Hali Smith october 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skies
heavens
Noun
  • This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • 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

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“Skies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skies. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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