Thesaurus results for SKYSCRAPER

skyscraper

noun

Definition of skyscraper

as in tower

a very tall building in a city

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Recent Examples of skyscraper Wrapped in skyscrapers and twin flyovers, you’re given wide-screen views of Sydney’s urban sprawl and are very much part of the thrum of the city. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026 On the eight floor of a New York skyscraper, over a hundred people, mostly women, met for breakfast. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Hong Kong — Days after Hong Kong socialite and influencer Abby Choi was reported missing in 2023, some of her remains turned up in a ruralvillage house far from the glitzy skyscrapers and magnificent wealth that were her world. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 Jefferson-First Union Tower led the way for more skyscrapers to be built in the city. — Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skyscraper

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The blades were smaller then, the towers shorter, the whole apparatus closer to a windmill than the hulking machines erected today—the tallest of which exceed 300 meters, with rotor blades longer than a football field.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Online networks’ native agents were bringing more adaptive systems to a changing art world, using tactics celebrated in their own communities but until recently taboo in the towers of high culture.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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Fashion designer Simon Port Jacquemus listed it among his favorite addresses in Vogue, and French street artist Invader unofficially blessed the building with one of his trademark mosaics.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
This decision followed a review of how work had shifted across teams—AI was already handling much of the basic SEO, content, account management and link building, once handled by entry-level staff.

— Victor Karpenko, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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Future uses for the approach include any number of stronger, lighter structures and materials needing protection from vibration and shaking.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
One scenario making the rounds has Cheeks potentially overseeing all of the vast TV holdings of the combined company, but so far, there’s no firm confirmation and a final structure isn’t expected to be announced until next week.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

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