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Recent Examples of skyscrapers
The CityLife district emerged around three skyscrapers designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, Daniel Libeskind and Arata Isozaki, while the Porta Nuova development introduced the flagship UniCredit Tower, the city’s tallest building at 218 meters (715 feet), completed in 2012.
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Colleen Barry, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Early in 2024, taggers began turning its skyscrapers into canvases for florid graffiti art.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
In a city where skyscrapers reach for the clouds and streets hum with the rhythm of daily life, Hong Kong's open-air adventures offer a refreshing counterpoint, proving there's no need to choose between urban energy and natural tranquility.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
But for years now, groups of amateurs have been gathering with sketchbooks in cities across the world to turn their artistic gaze to the everyday sights of skyscrapers and sidewalks — and find beauty there.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
As skyscrapers towered over them, their cheers, chants and stomps wove through downtown Dallas.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Light shows lit up bridges and skyscrapers as the fireworks went off and crowds clapped in rhythm to live pop music performances.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Today the city’s casinos, banks, and skyscrapers include works by many top contemporary architects.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 Feb. 2026
Argentina needed a hotel away from skyscrapers that could accommodate the entire team on a single floor, with a particular room configuration.
—Sam McDowell February 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Colleen Barry, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Early in 2024, taggers began turning its skyscrapers into canvases for florid graffiti art.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
In a city where skyscrapers reach for the clouds and streets hum with the rhythm of daily life, Hong Kong's open-air adventures offer a refreshing counterpoint, proving there's no need to choose between urban energy and natural tranquility.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
But for years now, groups of amateurs have been gathering with sketchbooks in cities across the world to turn their artistic gaze to the everyday sights of skyscrapers and sidewalks — and find beauty there.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
As skyscrapers towered over them, their cheers, chants and stomps wove through downtown Dallas.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Light shows lit up bridges and skyscrapers as the fireworks went off and crowds clapped in rhythm to live pop music performances.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Today the city’s casinos, banks, and skyscrapers include works by many top contemporary architects.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 Feb. 2026
Argentina needed a hotel away from skyscrapers that could accommodate the entire team on a single floor, with a particular room configuration.
—Sam McDowell February 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscrapers
Noun
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In 2024, the unfinished towers became a major downtown eyesore after graffiti vandals covered at least 25 floors, followed by dangerous stunts including base jumping that were captured on video and widely shared on social media.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Base jumpers parachuted from its heights and a performance artist recorded himself teetering along a 1-inch-wide slackline strung between two of the derelict properties’ 40-story towers.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There used to be a down season in Edinburgh, when Scotland's capital city—with its beautiful Gothic buildings, cobblestoned Royal Mile, and 12th-century castle keeping watch on a hilltop—caught a slight breather from tourists.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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The city still lay in ruin, filled with piles of rubble and half-destroyed buildings.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These structures are selfie gold, with architecture that hits the high notes just like the shows inside.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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This was made possible thanks to a new method of 'marking' the glass to store information – going from birefringent voxels that require a two-step process to create microscopic needle-like structures in the glass, to phase voxels that allow for faster reading and writing with simpler hardware.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Skyscrapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscrapers. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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