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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  • The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
  • Missiles fired from Iran are pictured in the night sky over Jerusalem on June 14, 2025.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
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“Welkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welkin. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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