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Recent Examples of skyscraper
The 600-acre mixed-use private development will include Greece’s first skyscraper — the 50-floor Riviera Tower, which will house luxury sea-view apartments.
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Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Pigeons also adapted in response to human development, nesting on skyscrapers instead of on cliff faces and expanding their range alongside people.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
Her performance began in front of a backdrop of skyscrapers in flames.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Whether through silent tea rituals or hikes along Dragon’s Back, the city wants to prove that serenity is possible even in the shadow of skyscrapers.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Pigeons also adapted in response to human development, nesting on skyscrapers instead of on cliff faces and expanding their range alongside people.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
Her performance began in front of a backdrop of skyscrapers in flames.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Whether through silent tea rituals or hikes along Dragon’s Back, the city wants to prove that serenity is possible even in the shadow of skyscrapers.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscraper
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Niemann’s celebration of the structure is a kaleidoscopic composition that plays with its cathedral-like thick towers and its thin mesh of wires.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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His bone temple, and the centerpiece, a tower of skulls, serves as a tribute to the communal nature of life and stories.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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Smoke rises from the building of Iran's state-run television after an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 16, 2025.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Also in the hours before the ceasefire went into effect, the Israeli ambulance service said that Iran killed four people in a missile attack that hit a residential building in southern Israel.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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After all, this $152 million structure included a $50 million contribution from Qualcomm co-founder Andrew Viterbi in honor of Achille Viterbi, his father, an accomplished ophthalmologist who brought the family to America, fleeing fascist Italy in 1939.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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An array of speakers criticized a modern-esque four-story concert hall around older military structures—many built over a century ago—converted into residences in 1998.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscraper. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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