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Recent Examples of skyscraper
This year’s finalists include a company that has developed a filter for microplastics to one that built an upcycled skyscraper.
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Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Part of it is the sheer scale and speed of the tragedy, a freighter the size of a skyscraper disappearing so quickly.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Featuring the works of artist Michael Storrings, the puzzle artfully depicts a snowy winter scene in New York City, complete with the subway line, skyscrapers, bright yellow taxis, storefronts, and of course, pedestrians strolling the streets.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Tall skyscrapers can hold significantly more people on a small footprint, so why not apply that thinking to solar panels as well?
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
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Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Part of it is the sheer scale and speed of the tragedy, a freighter the size of a skyscraper disappearing so quickly.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Featuring the works of artist Michael Storrings, the puzzle artfully depicts a snowy winter scene in New York City, complete with the subway line, skyscrapers, bright yellow taxis, storefronts, and of course, pedestrians strolling the streets.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Tall skyscrapers can hold significantly more people on a small footprint, so why not apply that thinking to solar panels as well?
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscraper
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New towers, bunkers and berms consistent with weapons development have cropped up in satellite imagery of these growing sites.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Nearly 50 years would pass before Gardner climbed that tower again, this time in search of inspiration from the terra cotta friezes of birds of prey and Native American warriors that are carved into the side of the school’s building.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Rogers privately financed a $300 million renovation of Rogers Centre over nearly two years that transformed the building from its multipurpose sports roots to baseball focused.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Burgos, Mamdani's friend, says his plan to freeze the rent will create unintended consequences like foreclosure and abandonment of buildings where the cost of keeping an apartment up to code is more than the legally allowable rent.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Flares such as this one reveal the presence of incredibly large stars near the hearts of galaxies and shed light on the very structure of galaxies, Ford said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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This modularity allows researchers to easily tailor specific functions — such as efficient ionic conduction — into the material without compromising the fundamental stability or overall structure.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscraper. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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