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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
Tule fog becomes especially dense when moist marine air, calm winds and clear skies come together.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Opponents are finding it too damn easy to get to the bucket and as a result, the offense faces momentous pressure down the stretch of these games because stops and takeaways aren't falling from the sky.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Thursday has sunny skies, pleasant temperatures and hazardous weather conditions in the afternoon.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
As soon as the telescope began observations, the team started constructing a static reference image of the entire sky in impeccable detail.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Opponents are finding it too damn easy to get to the bucket and as a result, the offense faces momentous pressure down the stretch of these games because stops and takeaways aren't falling from the sky.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Thursday has sunny skies, pleasant temperatures and hazardous weather conditions in the afternoon.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
As soon as the telescope began observations, the team started constructing a static reference image of the entire sky in impeccable detail.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sky
Noun
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Opt for a baby pastel blue to still be close enough to a versatile neutral.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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The shade range of this mid-size bucket bag stands out—think deep purple, cherry red, and robin’s egg blue, all of which would be a welcome change to my winter color palette.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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Gold prices jumped to their highest level in three weeks as investors sought the safe-heaven asset amid heightened uncertainty.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Kendrick Lamar and Chanel are a match made in fashion heaven, and on Sunday night the two made history.—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2026
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In spring 2026, life is decidedly more complicated, but nail art is channeling the bliss of being young and responsibility-free.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
19 Feb. 2026
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There’s a crepuscular somberness, a feeling of looking back on the perfect day, knowing bliss won’t last forever.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
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Milan’s transformation from a provincial city known primarily as an industrial and business center began in the early 2000s, when a wave of redevelopment projects started reshaping its skyline.—
Colleen Barry,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Cranes dot the horizon and new developments—such as the shiny London Towers, home to a Land Rover dealership—are reshaping its ancient skyline.—
Nicola Chilton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Feb. 2026
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From hummingbirds along the Gulf Coast to warblers in the treetops, spring migration turns every Southern state into a birdwatcher’s paradise.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, this is a tale of love, friendship, and identity.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
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The heated rivalry between the Pentagon and Anthropic just hit a new horizon Friday.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Mercury will appear low on the western horizon.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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The throwback sitcom from Garry Marshall ran through 1984, solidifying Winkler's spot in the firmament of TV stardom.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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In the past thirty or so years, the academy has replaced the church as the center of the liberal moral imagination, providing the sense of a community bound by ethics, a firmament of texts and knowledge that should inform action, and a meeting space for like-minded people.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sky. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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