as in sky
the expanse of air surrounding the earth the movie has been so overhyped that one half expects its opening to be accompanied by the proverbial ringing of the welkin

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  • They were once used as street trees in Los Angeles for their drought tolerance, columnar growth habit, and attractive silhouette against the sky.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The sun’s path for northern hemisphere gardeners will trend farther south in the sky as summer slides into early autumn.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Welkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welkin. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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