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Recent Examples of skyscrapers
At 1,513 feet tall, Landmark 81 is the tallest building in Vietnam and one of Southeast Asia’s most recognizable skyscrapers.
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Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
As high-rise apartments and office skyscrapers have sprouted around All Saints’, church leaders are considering a sweeping renovation for its one-block campus, which houses century-old Gothic Revival buildings.
—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
The two-story, Italianate-style structure had a proud history, though, dating to the mid-1800s when all of downtown was of a similar scale, before the era of skyscrapers.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
Parks turned into deserts, great skyscrapers leveled by blows from the tails of the monsters, and the entire population threatened in the panic and pestilence that followed the invasion.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
An intrepid British explorer, Peter MacNab, led the first team through this epic underworld of caverns the height of skyscrapers.
—Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Metro Denver continues to struggle with a huge surplus of office space, especially downtown, where the vacancy rate is approaching 40% and empty skyscrapers are selling for pennies on the dollar.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
As high-rise apartments and office skyscrapers have sprouted around All Saints’, church leaders are considering a sweeping renovation for its one-block campus, which houses century-old Gothic Revival buildings.
—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
The two-story, Italianate-style structure had a proud history, though, dating to the mid-1800s when all of downtown was of a similar scale, before the era of skyscrapers.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
Parks turned into deserts, great skyscrapers leveled by blows from the tails of the monsters, and the entire population threatened in the panic and pestilence that followed the invasion.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
An intrepid British explorer, Peter MacNab, led the first team through this epic underworld of caverns the height of skyscrapers.
—Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Metro Denver continues to struggle with a huge surplus of office space, especially downtown, where the vacancy rate is approaching 40% and empty skyscrapers are selling for pennies on the dollar.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscrapers
Noun
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Airports have been closed, office blocks and residential towers hit, and lives disrupted in myriad ways by air raid sirens and nights spent hiding in bathrooms or under stairs.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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 14 Apr. 2026.
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