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Recent Examples of skyscraper
Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia, is a colorful, diverse and populous city where colonial-era churches stand alongside towering skyscrapers.
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Taryn White, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The crane had tumbled from a skyscraper that will eventually be the tallest residential building on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
In her soulful paintings of New York City’s skyscrapers, Diamond used loose ropes of color that land somewhere between abstraction and figuration.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Fans can look out from the stadium parking lot to a different Los Angeles, dotted with skyscrapers spreading out across the basin.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Taryn White, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The crane had tumbled from a skyscraper that will eventually be the tallest residential building on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
In her soulful paintings of New York City’s skyscrapers, Diamond used loose ropes of color that land somewhere between abstraction and figuration.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Fans can look out from the stadium parking lot to a different Los Angeles, dotted with skyscrapers spreading out across the basin.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscraper
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The tower gets impressively tall, but Caroline ultimately takes the fall.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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An array of park trails are within a 25-minute drive of your tower, including Sunday Gulch Trailhead, which weaves by dramatic van-sized boulders for three miles, or the take the route up Black Elk Peak, South Dakota’s highest point.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Firefighters rescued one person who was trapped and assisted others in escaping the building.Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Former closets and bedroom walls, in the alley next to the building.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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The filing also highlights the company's ongoing efforts to manage its fuel costs through hedging strategies and its commitment to maintaining a competitive cost structure.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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To spend that amount of time with Shakespeare gives you a sense of rhythm and structure that is invaluable.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscraper. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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