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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
The skies are gloomy and overcast, fitting for a trip among the tombstones.
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
Stay vigilant by monitoring the sky for ominous signs and listening for the telltale sound of thunder.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
Hattie Foster looks up to the sky.
—Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
Stay vigilant by monitoring the sky for ominous signs and listening for the telltale sound of thunder.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
Hattie Foster looks up to the sky.
—Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sky
Noun
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The chances of witnessing this rare event are good, provided the skies are clear and deep blue.—
Jules-Pierre Malartre,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
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The palette includes lemon yellow, sunbeam orange and ocean blue, with black structural mesh as a counterpoint to these hues.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Oh, heavens to Betsy, not the chest hair!—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
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His heart and hope lie inside a grey warehouse a few miles from Highway 34 in Weld County, his heaven a canvas of black netting and neon-green paint.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 June 2026
Noun
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In the other direction, Satwa and Bur Dubai offer a taste of the old city, before all the bright lights and superlatives took over the skyline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 June 2026
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Chicago is known for its imposing skyline, including the Park Millennium Condos, The Aqua, the Fairmont Hotel, Blue Cross Blue Sheild Building and Aon Center buildings.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Noun
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That much was clear to the thousands and thousands of fans who packed the streets outside of Madison Square Garden and throughout the five boroughs on Saturday night, celebrating in glorious, delirious bliss after the Knicks won Game 5 of the NBA Finals, 94-90, in San Antonio.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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None of this is to suggest Brisbane is a utopian fantasy of domestic bliss.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
Noun
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It is made up of investors working under different rules, pressures, and time horizons.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Only over the longest time horizons does oxygen from outside the bottle slowly permeate through the cork.—
Sam Macdonald,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Club Med Cancun Cancun, Mexico Hailed as one of the best Club Med resorts in the world, Club Med Cancun is an all-inclusive paradise for large families.—
Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Located in the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach County, Florida, Peanut Island is a pint-sized paradise.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
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In that era, daytime television occupied a bigger space in the cultural firmament.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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What’s going on here is nothing less than a sort of nation building, laying the firmament for a new way of living and seeing the world.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
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“Sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sky. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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