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Recent Examples of skyscrapers
Light shows lit up bridges and skyscrapers as the fireworks went off and crowds clapped in rhythm to live pop music performances.
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Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 17 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
Louisville’s downtown may not have the towering skyscrapers seen in larger cities, but its high-rises still create a distinctive skyline along the Ohio River.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
Chicago's oldest skyscrapers are now dwarfed by new ones, but the world still comes to see the city's towering achievements.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Skiers and snowboarders flew in front of a tableau of skyscrapers and an out-of-commission smokestack.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The cupola of the building, which boasts sweeping views of the Hudson, Midtown skyscrapers and the city’s bridges, will be renovated, fitted with glass barriers and opened for tours by June, Mamdani said.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2026
Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 17 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
Louisville’s downtown may not have the towering skyscrapers seen in larger cities, but its high-rises still create a distinctive skyline along the Ohio River.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
Chicago's oldest skyscrapers are now dwarfed by new ones, but the world still comes to see the city's towering achievements.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Skiers and snowboarders flew in front of a tableau of skyscrapers and an out-of-commission smokestack.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The cupola of the building, which boasts sweeping views of the Hudson, Midtown skyscrapers and the city’s bridges, will be renovated, fitted with glass barriers and opened for tours by June, Mamdani said.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscrapers
Noun
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Created from imagery of the actual towers captured via drone, the sculpture is over 8 feet tall and amazingly accurate, recording the details of each individual work of graffiti, the textures of concrete and iron, and the construction debris left haphazardly about the site.—
Sharon Mizota,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Surveillance watchdog group the Electronic Frontier Foundation has raised concern about the towers because they are not only placed in the vast empty stretches of land along the nearly 2,000-mile border but also in some communities that dot it.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The backstory Previously the administrative headquarters for Zadig & Voltaire spanning three buildings from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, the hotel is Thierry Gillier’s first foray into the hotel industry.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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As cities push to cut carbon emissions, buildings are under growing pressure to use less energy while still keeping people comfortable.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Yung said the structures were placed at depths of 15 feet when the lake was 8 feet low.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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As many as 1,400 structures, including houses, were destroyed.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Skyscrapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscrapers. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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