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as in heaven
a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death
a belief that warriors felled in battle will be raised to the sky
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Recent Examples of sky
Jenny Lake and Signal Mountain are among the park’s best sky-watching perches.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
On the eve of the show, Oasis announced their arrival by lighting up Mexico City’s sky with a drone display that formed the band’s name.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
Carbon fiber is a perfect lightning conductor, and the 24-metre wingsails pointing straight towards a thundery sky was a risk that organizers weren’t prepared to take.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The last batch of bales fell from the sky.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
On the eve of the show, Oasis announced their arrival by lighting up Mexico City’s sky with a drone display that formed the band’s name.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
Carbon fiber is a perfect lightning conductor, and the 24-metre wingsails pointing straight towards a thundery sky was a risk that organizers weren’t prepared to take.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The last batch of bales fell from the sky.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sky
Noun
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The chambray blue is perfect for anyone who’d like to add a pop of color to a bedroom or living room, and the sheerness is ideal for filtering in a soft, small amount of light at once.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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This quilt set is available as an open box deal in multiple shades, including dark, moody blues and rich, warm browns.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Neon lights and a checkerboard stage added to the ‘80s vibe of the song, while a musician playing a keytar with hair-teased-to-heavens cemented the influence of the decade on Doja’s sound.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The great Albert Brooks film Defending Your Life, from 1991, imagines a bureaucratic heaven that prepares the recently departed for their next phase of existence.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Those few extra inches are the difference between sitting pretty and reclining in bliss.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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For three-quarters of its pages, the book reads like a paean to dope, a lyrical testament to the transcendent bliss of the first time using, and to the futile effort to recapture it.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Paneled in fragrant Japanese wood, the city’s largest hotel spa provides a stunning view of downtown’s glittering skyline.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The hotel’s rooms are divided into 33 suites and 56 guest rooms, with some privy to expansive views of the city’s historic skyline.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Our moments of uncanny convergence—like bumping into an old flame at the exact right (or wrong) time—function like indulgences did in the days of Martin Luther, tempting us in the promise of paradise.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Freyne does a lot with a modest budget, finding smart ways to show us fantastical things — memories playing out as if dioramas at the Natural History Museum, a vast expo hall filled with stalls advertising various paradises — on an economical scale.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But for Warren Buffett, whose investing horizon stretches far beyond the trading desks of Wall Street, the question of interest rates plays a different role entirely.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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To us, life is more than a two‑act play — youth and adulthood — followed only by shrinking horizons and decline.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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The size and fervor of his audiences spoke to his place in the conservative firmament.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The film, which the Library of Congress says is the most-viewed in history, is considered to be part of the Hollywood firmament, a nearly 90-year ode to the enduring power of the medium.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sky. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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