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as in heaven
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
Jenny Lake and Signal Mountain are among the park’s best sky-watching perches.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
On the eve of the show, Oasis announced their arrival by lighting up Mexico City’s sky with a drone display that formed the band’s name.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
Carbon fiber is a perfect lightning conductor, and the 24-metre wingsails pointing straight towards a thundery sky was a risk that organizers weren’t prepared to take.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The last batch of bales fell from the sky.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
On the eve of the show, Oasis announced their arrival by lighting up Mexico City’s sky with a drone display that formed the band’s name.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
Carbon fiber is a perfect lightning conductor, and the 24-metre wingsails pointing straight towards a thundery sky was a risk that organizers weren’t prepared to take.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The last batch of bales fell from the sky.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sky
Noun
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Despite Black women’s outsized contributions to American popular music—from jazz and blues to R&B and hip-hop—their presence in executive and governance roles has remained disproportionately small.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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There was plenty of automotive Americana showcased at The Bridge, from muscle cars to classic tourers, but one domestic stunner that captivated us was this 1956 Ford Thunderbird dressed in a striking Peacock blue.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2025
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Neon lights and a checkerboard stage added to the ‘80s vibe of the song, while a musician playing a keytar with hair-teased-to-heavens cemented the influence of the decade on Doja’s sound.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The great Albert Brooks film Defending Your Life, from 1991, imagines a bureaucratic heaven that prepares the recently departed for their next phase of existence.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Those few extra inches are the difference between sitting pretty and reclining in bliss.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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For three-quarters of its pages, the book reads like a paean to dope, a lyrical testament to the transcendent bliss of the first time using, and to the futile effort to recapture it.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Paneled in fragrant Japanese wood, the city’s largest hotel spa provides a stunning view of downtown’s glittering skyline.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The hotel’s rooms are divided into 33 suites and 56 guest rooms, with some privy to expansive views of the city’s historic skyline.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
11 Sep. 2025
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For example, their Palm Beach paradise is a world away from their bespoke Greenwich manor, which differs completely from their retro-glam 1970s-style Miami home and their vacation house on Mustique.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The yachts which have thronged the bay are fewer as summer gives way to fall, but the off-season quiet has its own appeal for visitors wanting a slice of paradise to themselves.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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But for Warren Buffett, whose investing horizon stretches far beyond the trading desks of Wall Street, the question of interest rates plays a different role entirely.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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To us, life is more than a two‑act play — youth and adulthood — followed only by shrinking horizons and decline.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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The size and fervor of his audiences spoke to his place in the conservative firmament.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The film, which the Library of Congress says is the most-viewed in history, is considered to be part of the Hollywood firmament, a nearly 90-year ode to the enduring power of the medium.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sky. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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