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Recent Examples of skyscraper
The two-story, Italianate-style structure had a proud history, though, dating to the mid-1800s when all of downtown was of a similar scale, before the era of skyscrapers.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
The city center has boomed, with skyscrapers blooming on vacant post-industrial sites.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Today, lightning rods can be found on top of skyscrapers around the world, including the iconic spire topping One Liberty Place in Center City.
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Brandon Goldner,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The pair can later be seen getting blasted out of a skyscraper, with the Hulk webbed up within its descending debris.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
The city center has boomed, with skyscrapers blooming on vacant post-industrial sites.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Today, lightning rods can be found on top of skyscrapers around the world, including the iconic spire topping One Liberty Place in Center City.
—
Brandon Goldner,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The pair can later be seen getting blasted out of a skyscraper, with the Hulk webbed up within its descending debris.
—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscraper
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In addition to museums and university buildings, Pei’s oeuvre includes chapels, public plazas and air traffic control towers.
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According to the report, the southern pool deck edge became unseated from a supporting wall, causing a slab to sag and break away from the middle tower face.
Noun
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The building had long-term degradation from corrosion, too.
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Officers with the Boise Police Department have closed off two lanes on Front Street by the Interstate 84 Connector after a vehicle crashed into a building at the corner of 12th Street.
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Days before the five-year anniversary of the 2021 building collapse that killed 98 people in Surfside, the federal government has published findings that determined the structure of the Champlain Towers South condominium started failing about three weeks before the catastrophe.
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Strong winds struck an outdoor section of the venue, causing the structure to partially collapse.
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscraper. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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