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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
The two haven’t talked about taking their act on the road, yet some grudge holders were acting like the sky was falling.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
The sepia sky was filled with smoke, ash was falling, and as my car rounded a bend on the 110 Freeway, another phone alert blared to evacuate the area.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Throughout January, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be seen shining brightly in the sky a few hours after sunset, an occurrence that NASA says does not happen often.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
With both natural and man made fireworks in the sky.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
The sepia sky was filled with smoke, ash was falling, and as my car rounded a bend on the 110 Freeway, another phone alert blared to evacuate the area.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Throughout January, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be seen shining brightly in the sky a few hours after sunset, an occurrence that NASA says does not happen often.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
With both natural and man made fireworks in the sky.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sky
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With a white, marble-dust bottom and the stainless-steel sides, our pool had no paint, no artificial color, but your eye saw it as an incredibly beautiful blue, the blue of a severely clear sky.John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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This hue captures a dark, moody essence that beautifully balances deep blues and subtle grays, reminiscent of twilight skies.Francois Botha, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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As far back as ancient Babylon, astrologers have interpreted the heavens to discover hidden truths and predict the future.Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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This year alone, Henderson was joined in baseball heaven by Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda.Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Hailey Bieber just gave fans a little dose of baby bliss to start the new year.Maggie Ekberg, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Boss battles are pure, chaotic, bullet hell bliss that maintain just the right level of challenge, and the dungeons leading to them are a blast to navigate through.Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The bottom line: The search process may have been doomed from the start, when the Houston skyline was pictured on the hiring brochure.Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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Kansas City gave the green light to a plan for a new luxury tower that will be seen in the skyline, but not without pause.Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
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The free-standing ranch houses make this property the perfect multi-generational getaway or group trip paradise.Sierra Redmond, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
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Even with the extra cost, your sandwich will be less than $12 before tax, a small price to pay for paradise.Bryan Lowry, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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An eclipsed sun as low as 8 degrees above the eastern horizon will be seen from locations such as Utqiagvik (Barrow), Sagavanirktok (Prudhoe Bay), Kotzebue and Nome. 7.Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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This will expand your horizons, give you new perspectives and provide opportunities to ask for feedback and get others to challenge your thinking.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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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.Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Matt Futterman Is another Czech tennis star going to enter the firmament?Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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“Sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sky. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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