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Recent Examples of skyscraper
Highlights include a value restaurant specializing in premium Hanwoo beef and a new yakitori counter atop a skyscraper.
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Kate Krader, Bloomberg, 23 Mar. 2026
Chicago invented the skyscraper.
—Tonika Lewis Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
The dock is 900 feet long, as long as a skyscraper is tall.
—Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
But instead of treating those rooms as back of house, OMA packed them into the peak of a short skyscraper, elevating them into sunlit incubators of deliberate delirium poised above the everyday.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
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Kate Krader, Bloomberg, 23 Mar. 2026
Chicago invented the skyscraper.
—Tonika Lewis Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
The dock is 900 feet long, as long as a skyscraper is tall.
—Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
But instead of treating those rooms as back of house, OMA packed them into the peak of a short skyscraper, elevating them into sunlit incubators of deliberate delirium poised above the everyday.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscraper
Noun
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The two towers — 28 and 31 stories — will have a total of fewer than 200 condos.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Around nine seconds before the crash, the LaGuardia tower instructed the truck to stop.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Many young people are transitioning out of school, starting careers and building independence, while still developing the coping skills needed to navigate major health challenges.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The centerpiece of the expansion, which was led by the architects Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas, in collaboration with the firm Cooper Robertson, is an atrium that snaps right onto the side of the flagship building.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The leader of the historic church in Downtown Dallas, Senior Pastor Robert Jeffress, vowed to rebuild the iconic structure.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Architecture like this, which reveals its structure while producing its effects, can make a museum feel slightly more humane.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscraper. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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