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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a major figure in the classical music firmament
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Recent Examples of firmament
The event, which featured almost the entire MAGA firmament on a bill that stretched for more than six hours, opened with a set by a Texas comedian and podcaster, Tony Hinchcliffe.
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Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Matt Futterman Is another Czech tennis star going to enter the firmament?
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
In that spirit, here is my list of at least a few sanctuaries to find happiness in our media firmament.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
To much of the pop firmament, this might seem like a ho-hum event, one more online drop indistinguishable from all the others.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Matt Futterman Is another Czech tennis star going to enter the firmament?
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
In that spirit, here is my list of at least a few sanctuaries to find happiness in our media firmament.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
To much of the pop firmament, this might seem like a ho-hum event, one more online drop indistinguishable from all the others.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firmament
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Tens of millions more in New Zealand and parts of Africa, Europe, and Russia could take in the sky show too.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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While Webb is designed to peer deep into small slivers of the sky, SPHEREx's wider field of view will observe the sky in all directions.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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One reason Miéville attracts this kind of discussion is because his work puts him in the realm of authors like Ursula K. Le Guin, Samuel Delaney and William Gibson, who trade in big ideas rather than genre tropes.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The first film saw the Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han) and his forces attempt to wipe out Earth's champions before the big Mortal Kombat tournament between fighters from different realms.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Machado, a 38-year-old man from Manassas, was stopped by ICE agents while on his way to work in an area where large-scale immigration operations were ongoing.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Identify scenarios where human oversight is essential and prevent inappropriate AI autonomy over sensitive business areas.—
Brent Dykes,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Legislature doesn’t have control over property taxes, which are the domain of local governments.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Like Pac-Man, this domain closes around reactants and reopens to release products.—
Priyanka Naik,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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The later category will now require 60% urban elements for eligibility, rather than 51%.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2025
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The salt accord therefore brings in that human, animalistic element but in a much lighter way.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
19 Mar. 2025
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Weiss, the team’s quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator, was originally put on leave in January 2023 while the school’s police department investigated unspecified computer access crimes.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ali Adamson, a spokesperson for the police department.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Note, this is a different part of the DC-verse, with The Penguin attached to Matt Reeves’ The Batman sphere, whereas Sgt.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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Building a housing business has nudged Thompson into spheres she's never occupied before.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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As open fields and forests are being paved over, the natural life cycle of fireflies is disrupted as these luminescent beetles are displaced.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius track and field: McCuskey-Hay won three events for SI in a dual meet against Presentation on Tuesday.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Firmament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firmament. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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