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Recent Examples of skyscrapers
Outside, skyscrapers broke through the fog like theatrical scenery.
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Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Featuring the works of artist Michael Storrings, the puzzle artfully depicts a snowy winter scene in New York City, complete with the subway line, skyscrapers, bright yellow taxis, storefronts, and of course, pedestrians strolling the streets.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Tall skyscrapers can hold significantly more people on a small footprint, so why not apply that thinking to solar panels as well?
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
Over the decades, luxury apartments and gleaming skyscrapers rose around the restaurant as Phoenix’s downtown developed.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
This isn’t about skyscrapers on the beach.
—Harry Bubbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
More skyscrapers up to 700 feet tall were cleared to be built downtown with the approval of a contentious zoning plan by the Boston Zoning Commission.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Taiwan’s island of Kinmen lies 3 miles from China’s port city of Xiamen, whose glittering skyscrapers loom through the sea fog.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Like the towering, glittery skyscrapers that could be seen Monday night from the 65th floor of the Rainbow Room in Midtown Manhattan, the fashion life can look impressive from the outside.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Featuring the works of artist Michael Storrings, the puzzle artfully depicts a snowy winter scene in New York City, complete with the subway line, skyscrapers, bright yellow taxis, storefronts, and of course, pedestrians strolling the streets.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Tall skyscrapers can hold significantly more people on a small footprint, so why not apply that thinking to solar panels as well?
—New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
Over the decades, luxury apartments and gleaming skyscrapers rose around the restaurant as Phoenix’s downtown developed.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
This isn’t about skyscrapers on the beach.
—Harry Bubbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
More skyscrapers up to 700 feet tall were cleared to be built downtown with the approval of a contentious zoning plan by the Boston Zoning Commission.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Taiwan’s island of Kinmen lies 3 miles from China’s port city of Xiamen, whose glittering skyscrapers loom through the sea fog.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Like the towering, glittery skyscrapers that could be seen Monday night from the 65th floor of the Rainbow Room in Midtown Manhattan, the fashion life can look impressive from the outside.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscrapers
Noun
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Cell phone towers may be damaged or overloaded.—
Pat Harvey,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Built during the 12th through 16th centuries, these medieval masterpieces were born out of Romanesque architecture, which saw churches designed with thick walls, round arches, and large towers.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Architectural Digest,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Crews & Associates will be a tenant in one of three buildings on the property.—
Jon Walker,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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On Academy Street, taken over by Dominicans, the Fourth translated into a jubilant handful of families and neighbors on each stretch of sidewalk, with speakers, folding chairs, and beer bottles at the foot of stern buildings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In all, more than 8,000 California wildfires blackened 525,223 acres, killed 31 people and burned 16,512 structures in the past year, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Palisades fire killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures, becoming the third-most destructive fire in state history.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Skyscrapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscrapers. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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