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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 sky
Although the movie was black and white, Jack Pierce, the makeup artist, painted him sky gray.
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Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
The study also shows the value of long-term sky surveys like the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey, which continuously monitor changes in the night sky.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
Even our silken fruits offer their wet to afternoon sky.
—Carson Colenbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Nov. 2025
The necessary arrangements had to be made, on the planet, and in the sky.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
The study also shows the value of long-term sky surveys like the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey, which continuously monitor changes in the night sky.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
Even our silken fruits offer their wet to afternoon sky.
—Carson Colenbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Nov. 2025
The necessary arrangements had to be made, on the planet, and in the sky.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sky
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The Carnegie Endowment for American Peace found less Indian-Americans voting blue in 2024 compared to 2020, even with former Vice President Harris, a Black and Indian woman, at the top of the Democratic ticket.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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As the days become shorter and nights get longer, many brace for the winter blues.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tina Turner’s Gravity-Defying Wavy Shag Tina Turner’s higher-than-heaven shag was heavily teased at the roots, says Abramite.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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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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Sensira Resort & Spa Riviera Maya, Mexico Family members, young and old, can find their bliss at Sensira Resort & Spa.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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There’s a special sort of bliss that comes from a dumb action game.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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The voyage ends with a multitude of lanterns above the Paris skyline, as a mother and child look on from the Pont Neuf, the historic bridge located next to Vuitton’s headquarters.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Expansive terraces open to sweeping views of the Burj Khalifa, downtown skyline, and Arabian Sea.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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With 41 ski resorts, 500 snowshoeing trails, Michelin-level dining, and Dark Sky stargazing, the state is a paradise for outdoor winter travelers.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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Welcome to Arkansas – The Natural State, a mountain biking paradise.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
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Music is still burning strong inside me, and there are new creative horizons ahead.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Meteor showers are generally best seen with a clear view of the stars, an unobstructed horizon, very little light pollution and on a night with no clouds.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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An all-star cast plucked from different corners of the pop culture firmament leads Ryan Murphy's All's Fair, a Hulu legal drama about female divorce attorneys who open their own practice.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Forgetting Derry’s communal traumas is as much a part of the town’s firmament as the scenic canals, the nearby Air Force base where Charlotte’s hubby Leroy (Jovan Adepo) has been newly posted, and the dilapidated house at 29 Neibolt Street.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sky. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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