skyscrapers

noun

plural of skyscraper
as in towers
a very tall building in a city

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Recent Examples of skyscrapers Frank Hanes / Chicago Tribune The skyscrapers of Chicago's downtown rise behind Cabrini-Green, which is bounded on the north by Clybourn, left, and Ogden avenues, right, circa 1986. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 Looking up from the ground floor gives you a true sense of the scale of the behemoth orbiter, boosters and tank, which shoot up like skyscrapers. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Etereo, a sky bar and restaurant whose spectacular 360-degree panorama of the city encompasses the Duomo, Galleria, Castello Sforzesco and the Porta Nuova skyscrapers. — Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 Selfridges London is also hosting the Downtown Café with a backdrop of illuminated skyscrapers, festive scenes in every window and a subway carriage to dine in. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 Mid-October in New York City is often filled with gloomy gray days, and the Financial District—the Big Apple’s steely home for big business, bougie briefcases, and skyscrapers—tends to be a pretty colorless place. — Eden Stuart, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026 Everybody who works there has now been told to work remotely for the foreseeable future because there is a concern about possible Houthi attacks against skyscrapers and the financial district. — Ariana Aspuru, Vox, 19 Oct. 2026 Estes said the aqueduct's construction reflected Jerusalem's prominence in the ancient world, comparing the significance of such infrastructure to the construction of modern skyscrapers. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The capital’s numerous skyscrapers amplified the sensation of movement, sending frightened residents into streets and open spaces. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscrapers
  1. towers
  2. buildings
  3. structures
Noun
  • Most residents in Flagler Village are eager to see more tall towers built, according to Glassman.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Montaner had also seen El Cid, the 1961 Charlton Heston epic, and the film’s towers, period costumes, jousting, sword fights, and knights on horseback were all incorporated into the show.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of towers
Noun
  • But Heder and the production team made a point of showing all of those, not just the stairs crafted to enter buildings, but putting the wheelchair-using cast in actual wheelchairs from the 1970s.
    — Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Spanning more than 8,000 square feet over four levels, the new Seoul flagship draws on the area’s industrial heritage and historic brick buildings.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of buildings
Noun
  • Across bat species, 9 percent are known so far to have odor-producing glands and other structures, but research on this is sparse, according to a 2021 paper in Mammal Review co-authored by Page.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
  • By recreating this function in artificial structures, the team aims to separate lithium without relying on conventional extraction methods that can consume substantial energy and produce chemical waste.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of structures

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“Skyscrapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscrapers. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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