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Recent Examples of skyscrapers
Chicago's oldest skyscrapers are now dwarfed by new ones, but the world still comes to see the city's towering achievements.
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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
Oceanwide Holdings also planned to build two skyscrapers in San Francisco’s Financial District, but construction halted in 2020 after the company ran out of money, the San Francisco Chronicle has reported.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 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
The neighborhood sprawls for many blocks, a world apart from the skyscrapers of downtown.
—John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
The shiny, new over-the-highway park in the middle of downtown’s skyscrapers is as worth a visit as the thousand lakeside acres at White Rock.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Alex Honnold successfully scaled one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers on Saturday without a rope — so what kind of audience did the risky live event attract?
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Professional climber Alex Honnald's live-on-Netflix climb of Taipei 101, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers, has been rescheduled due to weather, Netflix announced Friday night.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
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
Oceanwide Holdings also planned to build two skyscrapers in San Francisco’s Financial District, but construction halted in 2020 after the company ran out of money, the San Francisco Chronicle has reported.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 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
The neighborhood sprawls for many blocks, a world apart from the skyscrapers of downtown.
—John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
The shiny, new over-the-highway park in the middle of downtown’s skyscrapers is as worth a visit as the thousand lakeside acres at White Rock.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Alex Honnold successfully scaled one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers on Saturday without a rope — so what kind of audience did the risky live event attract?
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Professional climber Alex Honnald's live-on-Netflix climb of Taipei 101, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers, has been rescheduled due to weather, Netflix announced Friday night.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscrapers
Noun
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Building new office towers was a nonstarter in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, when Atlanta was flooded with unwanted workspace.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Our first stop was the cemetery of Penpont Church, a handsome Gothic Revival building with a spire that towers a hundred and twenty feet over the village.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 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
Cite this Entry
“Skyscrapers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscrapers. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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