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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
Those low temperatures will be paired with clear skies, but also come with a brisk breeze of 10 mph with gusts of more than 20 mph, according to the weather service.
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Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Across the hinterlands of western Texas and rural Wyoming, gas flares that once lit the night sky have been replaced by the quiet hum of generators.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Sunday is shaping up to be colder, with highs in the mid-30s and a chance of snow during the first half of the day before skies begin to clear Sunday night.
—Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
Scarcely a week ago, U.S. warplanes and drones were streaking across the Caracas night sky to deliver a swift end to the reign of the Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Across the hinterlands of western Texas and rural Wyoming, gas flares that once lit the night sky have been replaced by the quiet hum of generators.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Sunday is shaping up to be colder, with highs in the mid-30s and a chance of snow during the first half of the day before skies begin to clear Sunday night.
—Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
Scarcely a week ago, U.S. warplanes and drones were streaking across the Caracas night sky to deliver a swift end to the reign of the Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sky
Noun
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Granite comes in shades ranging from gray to red to blue to green and beyond.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026
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Are your existing countertops, flooring, and furnishings leaning toward cool undertones (like grays and blues) or warmer earth tones (beiges and browns)?—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Spirit Resonance is a gift of heavens, a natural talent one is born with.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Dec. 2025
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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
Noun
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Every year in late December, my childhood home transformed into a vision of American bliss.—
Andrew Fedorov,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
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Once all the holiday bliss ended, my family always made an annual trip to the store to quickly make our exchanges and returns and get more bang for our buck.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Beyond the foyer, the great room has heart-skipping panoramic vistas of Kings County, the Manhattan skyline, and beyond.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
10 Jan. 2026
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Many rooms have incredible views of the Midtown skyline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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With an award-winning restaurant scene, high-end shopping, and a Panorama Trail offering breathtaking views of the Rhine Valley for travelers of all facilities, Baden-Baden is a well-rounded paradise that redefines the spa town experience.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Seattle is an outdoor lover’s paradise packed with things to do in all four seasons, from summer hiking and fall leaf-peeping to winter snow sports and ambling around downtown in the spring, when the rain starts to ease up and summer crowds haven't yet arrived.—
Scott Bay,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Many factor studies are most robust at roughly monthly horizons because fundamental and positioning data updates occur on that cadence, and because mean reversion is more likely to occur over weeks than over days, the duration aligns naturally with options trading frequency and maintenance.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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In order to capture the magic, head far from city lights and pollution, with a clear, unobstructed view of the northern horizon.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Friend Dog movies are a regular fixture of the cinematic firmament, but Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s drama, based on Sigrid Nunez’s National Book Award–winning 2018 novel, distinguishes itself by not trying to anthropomorphize its central animal, to enter its mind and give it a voice.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Now, 23 years later, Art Basel and the surrounding bacchanalia of Miami Art Week are firmly ensconced, even if the contemporary art market has been in the doldrums, and the city seems to have secured its place in the art firmament – at least in December.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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“Sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sky. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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