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Recent Examples of skyscrapers
Steel made from iron ore mined on Minnesota’s Iron Range built this country — from skyscrapers, to bridges and equipment used in both world wars.
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Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
There’s plenty of layering of expressway routes over city streets, with landmarks like the Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge always seemingly perfectly framed by skyscrapers.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
In less than 50 years, Shenzhen has gone from a rural fishing village to an expansive picture of modernity – a dense patchwork of skyscrapers, modern apartment towers, incredibly bold world-class architecture for public use, futuristic libraries and luxury designer malls.
—New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2026
But where Chicago built skyscrapers, Budapest built palatial apartment blocks.
—Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
At 1,513 feet tall, Landmark 81 is the tallest building in Vietnam and one of Southeast Asia’s most recognizable skyscrapers.
—Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
Its neighbors now include the North Avenue MARTA station, the Varsity and several skyscrapers, including Atlanta’s tallest, Bank of America Plaza.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Today it’s called the Golden Ring and promises a four-star experience with views of uninhabited skyscrapers.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Gary Hershorn captured those same skyscrapers as the moon passed behind the spire of the Empire State Building from Union City, New Jersey, revealing more of the urban skyline as artificial and natural light teamed up to illuminate the night.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
There’s plenty of layering of expressway routes over city streets, with landmarks like the Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge always seemingly perfectly framed by skyscrapers.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
In less than 50 years, Shenzhen has gone from a rural fishing village to an expansive picture of modernity – a dense patchwork of skyscrapers, modern apartment towers, incredibly bold world-class architecture for public use, futuristic libraries and luxury designer malls.
—New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2026
But where Chicago built skyscrapers, Budapest built palatial apartment blocks.
—Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
At 1,513 feet tall, Landmark 81 is the tallest building in Vietnam and one of Southeast Asia’s most recognizable skyscrapers.
—Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
Its neighbors now include the North Avenue MARTA station, the Varsity and several skyscrapers, including Atlanta’s tallest, Bank of America Plaza.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Today it’s called the Golden Ring and promises a four-star experience with views of uninhabited skyscrapers.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Gary Hershorn captured those same skyscrapers as the moon passed behind the spire of the Empire State Building from Union City, New Jersey, revealing more of the urban skyline as artificial and natural light teamed up to illuminate the night.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscrapers
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The marks, which are sandwiched between towers once used to scout for armies and to allow archers and other artillery-throwers to fend off enemy incursions, are arrayed in a way that suggests they may have been left by a repeating dart-thrower called a polybolos.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
20 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, April 20, more than 260 former residents returned to the complex, where seven 31-story high-rise towers were impacted by the blaze, according to Reuters and The Associated Press.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Now, residents and Mayor Eddie Melton are making efforts to revitalize the city — the childhood home of Michael Jackson and his brothers — by tearing down blighted buildings and pursuing a ten-year redevelopment plan.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The brush fire damaged about 2 acres of land but did not damage any buildings.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Much of the wooden buildings were destroyed by fire in 1923, later replaced with brick structures.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some structures on the grounds are 200 years old, salvaged from the hog farm that was on the property 40-plus years ago.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Skyscrapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscrapers. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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