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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
Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Tickets prices for this game were sky high.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The Mesozoic era was classically seen as a time when giant beasts ruled the skies, seas, and land.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
The remaining light reflects onto the Moon's surface with a red glow, making the Moon appear red in the night sky.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Tickets prices for this game were sky high.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The Mesozoic era was classically seen as a time when giant beasts ruled the skies, seas, and land.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
The remaining light reflects onto the Moon's surface with a red glow, making the Moon appear red in the night sky.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sky
Noun
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With colors ranging from purple and silvery blue to rose or creamy white, these plants can withstand cold days and nights.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Now, as a byproduct of polarization, states that are predominantly either red or blue are going their separate ways.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In water, adults enjoy Aurora’s partnership with SCUBA SHACK, Anguilla’s only PADI 5-Star Dive Resort, while kids find their heaven at the massive waterpark, complete with slides and a lazy river.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Eccentric Lamb Fiber Arts is a crafter’s heaven and community hub, with fibers, tools, and classes for knitters, crocheters, weavers, and more.—
Angela Lian,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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That paradise is North Sea Jazz Festival, a 3-day celebration of local and international sonics, food and tropical bliss that descends upon the island’s capital of Willemstad each year, but with none before having gone as big as 2025’s rendition.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Wasuwan probed her model’s back and shoulders with a long bamboo stick, then tapped a block with a mallet on her stomach, producing a look of agonized bliss.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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As the evening goes on, DJs take over the rooftop, giving the night a festival-like energy against the Fort Worth skyline.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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That’s fine to sort of alter the skyline.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
4 Sep. 2025
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The next morning, the remaining couples pack up and prepare to leave paradise.—
Kristen Baldwin September 2,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Owned by the University of Arkansas, the 210-acre botanical paradise is home to landscaped grounds, outdoor sculptures, and the breathtaking Anthony Chapel (a timber-and-glass structure that rises among the trees and filters sunlight like a prism).—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When And Where To Look After sunset, look to the eastern horizon to spot the 97%-illuminated waning gibbous moon rising with Saturn close by.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Pick an observing spot with a clear view of the eastern horizon.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
7 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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That firmament is all the more magnificent when it is festooned with colorful ribbons of light, which can happen as many as 200 nights per year.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sky. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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