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 color of Samarkand is intensely blue -- the color of sky and water.
    Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Welkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welkin. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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