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Taggers have marked up what appears to be more than 25 stories of a downtown Los Angeles skyscraper that’s been sitting dormant for several years.
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Times Photography Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Nearly 30 years later, a community group may have the best shot at revitalizing the palatial fortress in the Bronx.
Empire State Building: Views of the iconic skyscraper are being obscured by a new 860-foot luxury tower rising just blocks away.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The Chrysler, an Art Deco skyscraper, iconic but also considered by many real-estate investors to be a charming money pit.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Picture transport ships from China facing incoming anti-ship missiles; missile strikes blowing holes in airfields and key military installations; hilltop-to-hilltop fighting over rugged mountainous terrain; and urban warfare amid the skyscrapers of densely populated cities.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024
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Times Photography Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Nearly 30 years later, a community group may have the best shot at revitalizing the palatial fortress in the Bronx.
Empire State Building: Views of the iconic skyscraper are being obscured by a new 860-foot luxury tower rising just blocks away.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The Chrysler, an Art Deco skyscraper, iconic but also considered by many real-estate investors to be a charming money pit.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Picture transport ships from China facing incoming anti-ship missiles; missile strikes blowing holes in airfields and key military installations; hilltop-to-hilltop fighting over rugged mountainous terrain; and urban warfare amid the skyscrapers of densely populated cities.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscraper
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The first tower crane is expected to be up by February at the stadium.Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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The tower also features a heater to keep your kitty cozy, and the second platform can be used to help elderly cats get up to the platform or for a second pet.Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Loan delinquencies and foreclosures have haunted numerous Bay Area office buildings, further worsening the health of the sector.George Avalos, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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The strikes came hours after a missile from Yemen hit a school building in central Israel.Melanie Lidman and Waafa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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The 10 Babe's locations occupy older buildings—former firehouses, warehouses, barn-style structures.Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
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Architect Kengo Kuma has designed a structure that blends seamlessly into its leafy surroundings, thanks in part to the use of Cypress wood and other natural materials, as well as traditional Japanese building methods.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscraper. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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