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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
Air traffic controllers tasked with managing aircraft movements on runways and in the skies are working without pay during the shutdown, leading to more controllers calling in sick and triggering short staff warnings from the FAA.
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Duffy warned on Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies if the shutdown drags on long enough for air traffic controllers to miss their second full paycheck next week.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Astrotourism continues to be one of the world's leading trends, and many travelers make big plans to cross oceans and continents just to experience auroras, meteor showers, and some of the darkest night skies in the world.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
See dazzling displays in Michigan skies What are the northern lights?
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The company commended federal workers for working often without recognition to keep the skies safe and care for the parks.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The skies will be cloudy here and there, but not much rain is in the forecast ahead of the cold front or during its brief visit to the area.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Customers can expect to see the livery in the skies later this year.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Bats may mistake reflective turbine blades for the brightness of open skies.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Duffy warned on Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies if the shutdown drags on long enough for air traffic controllers to miss their second full paycheck next week.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Astrotourism continues to be one of the world's leading trends, and many travelers make big plans to cross oceans and continents just to experience auroras, meteor showers, and some of the darkest night skies in the world.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
See dazzling displays in Michigan skies What are the northern lights?
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The company commended federal workers for working often without recognition to keep the skies safe and care for the parks.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The skies will be cloudy here and there, but not much rain is in the forecast ahead of the cold front or during its brief visit to the area.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Customers can expect to see the livery in the skies later this year.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Bats may mistake reflective turbine blades for the brightness of open skies.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 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 10 Nov. 2025.
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