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some reviewers had praised the movie sky-high, but we thought that it was just a so-so comedy
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Recent Examples of sky-high
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
The vertical lines along your leg will work to lengthen you without having to put on a pair of sky-high heels.
—Olivia Marcus, StyleCaster, 21 Jan. 2025
Devan Coggan, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2023
But passenger volume has dropped since then, suggesting sky-high ticket prices to popular destinations may be deterring some potential travelers.
—Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2023
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The sky-high price is second only to a $295 million compound in Naples called Gordon Pointe, and whichever of the estates gets scooped up first has the potential to set a record as the costliest residential deal ever to go down in the U.S.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
The vertical lines along your leg will work to lengthen you without having to put on a pair of sky-high heels.
—Olivia Marcus, StyleCaster, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Peter Cushing in Hound of the Baskervilles With his sky-high cheekbones and piercing stare, Peter Cushing looked every part the aloof British detective.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2023
But passenger volume has dropped since then, suggesting sky-high ticket prices to popular destinations may be deterring some potential travelers.
—Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sky-high
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There, back-to-back wet winters triggered last year’s extreme land movement that warped roads, cracked houses and transformed landscapes.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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However, these approaches can face challenges, including limited effectiveness in mitigating the sharp, high-frequency impact noises of pickleball and having potential durability issues in extreme weather.—
Scott Miller,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Our ultimate dream is to craft a timeless product with the utmost quality and transparency possible.—
Gabriela Hearst,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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Assuming each person has the best of intentions, his or her job still has to be a challenge of the utmost proportions.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Get in on the trend with this oversized fleece coat, which has a double-breasted silhouette, wide peaked lapels, and side pockets.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The designer also renovated the bi-level Infinito Suite, resulting in a private terrace and jacuzzi on the highest point of the property and narrow peaked windows inspired by the cathedral shapes found along the Amalfi Coast.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Dec. 2024
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There are plenty of reasons to expect increased demand, including the growth of data centers and the electrification of heating and transit, but so far, there's been no clear sign of it in the data.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
27 Jan. 2025
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Showa and Nissin assert that their novel approach offers better stability while in use, thanks to the increased surface area where these parts meet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2025
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Going back to 1991, when S&P sector data became available, a portfolio that owned the top-three performing stock market sectors from an up year in equal parts beat the S&P 500 75% of the time, by an average of 3 percentage points, according to CFRA data.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2025
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Donte DiVincenzo threw his up arms in exasperated fashion the second Anthony Edwards veered away from the plan Saturday night.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Plus, the Anker Power Bank, which has earned over 80,000 perfect ratings, will keep your device’s battery full on the go.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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In July 2023, the elections division began requiring that those seeking to restore their voting rights in Tennessee both go through the administrative voting rights restoration process and either be granted a pardon or court order restoring their full rights of citizenship.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
26 Jan. 2025
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Dominant as the changeup is, Kahnle’s reliance on getting hitters to chase the pitch may be part of the reason his walk rates of 10.6 percent and 11.5 percent have been higher than average in each of the past two seasons.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, a live wire broke free from a 100-year-old transmission tower in high winds and sparked the Camp fire, which killed scores of people and destroyed the town of Paradise in Northern California.—
Ivan Penn,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Sky-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sky-high. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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