the stratosphere
noun
1
: the upper layer of the Earth's atmosphere that begins about 7 miles (11 kilometers) above the Earth's surface and ends about 30 miles (50 kilometers) above the Earth's surface
2
: a very high position, level, or amount
Tuition at many colleges has soared into the stratosphere.
His career is clearly headed for the stratosphere.
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Perhaps the most famous example is Stratospheric Aerosol Injection — A.K.A. injecting particles up into the stratosphere, in order to reflect sunlight back into space.
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Maeve Campbell, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
And so the episode begins in the moments just before the famous interview takes place, a frantic affair indeed: Maitlis, late to the sit-down that will shoot her into the stratosphere, heaving bags of spare clothes in case of a last-minute wardrobe malfunction, rushes into Buckingham Palace.
—Jack King, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Instead, the Sent Into Space engineers used a state-of-the-art balloon spacecraft that uses renewable hydrogen gas rather than helium, a finite resource, to elevate the suitcase into the stratosphere.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
Enter Amelia, sending the weirdness into the stratosphere.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Maeve Campbell, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
And so the episode begins in the moments just before the famous interview takes place, a frantic affair indeed: Maitlis, late to the sit-down that will shoot her into the stratosphere, heaving bags of spare clothes in case of a last-minute wardrobe malfunction, rushes into Buckingham Palace.
—Jack King, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Instead, the Sent Into Space engineers used a state-of-the-art balloon spacecraft that uses renewable hydrogen gas rather than helium, a finite resource, to elevate the suitcase into the stratosphere.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
Enter Amelia, sending the weirdness into the stratosphere.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
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“The stratosphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20stratosphere. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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