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Recent Examples of skyscraper
Renovated by French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, the roughly 108,000-square-foot four-story structure sits at the bottom of Tower 63, the reflective glass skyscraper where Hanwha is headquartered.
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News Desk, Artforum, 8 Apr. 2026
Councilmember Vivian Moreno said another factor is San Diego’s history, including a pension scandal two decades ago and the purchase of an unusable downtown skyscraper a decade ago.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
There’s plenty of layering of expressway routes over city streets, with landmarks like the Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge always seemingly perfectly framed by skyscrapers.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
The skyscraper mainly houses offices, but also restaurants and a viewing platform.
—Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 8 Apr. 2026
Councilmember Vivian Moreno said another factor is San Diego’s history, including a pension scandal two decades ago and the purchase of an unusable downtown skyscraper a decade ago.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
There’s plenty of layering of expressway routes over city streets, with landmarks like the Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge always seemingly perfectly framed by skyscrapers.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
The skyscraper mainly houses offices, but also restaurants and a viewing platform.
—Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscraper
Noun
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While Midtown’s Billionaires’ Row is still defined by supertall towers, demand at the highest level is increasingly favoring large, move-in-ready homes in lower Manhattan.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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The 230-foot-tall North Star swing tower serves as one of the tallest icons of the park.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly at a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, before hiding inside the building.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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An 80-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man were pulled from the burning building.—
Elijah Westbrook,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, Wheels Up Towing defended its fee structure.—
Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Atomic-6’s hardware contributions include its Light Wing solar arrays for electricity generation, its Hot Wing radiator systems for cooling and its Space Armor structures for debris protection.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscraper. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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