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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a major figure in the classical music firmament
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Recent Examples of firmament
In that spirit, here is my list of at least a few sanctuaries to find happiness in our media firmament.
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
To much of the pop firmament, this might seem like a ho-hum event, one more online drop indistinguishable from all the others.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Volvo occupies a unique spot in the luxury firmament: Advanced and prestigious, yet almost ostentatiously modest.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
Fermi had been an integral part of the Italian scientific firmament in the 1920s and the 1930s.
—Rosario A. Iaconis, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2024
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
To much of the pop firmament, this might seem like a ho-hum event, one more online drop indistinguishable from all the others.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Volvo occupies a unique spot in the luxury firmament: Advanced and prestigious, yet almost ostentatiously modest.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
Fermi had been an integral part of the Italian scientific firmament in the 1920s and the 1930s.
—Rosario A. Iaconis, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firmament
Noun
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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From our perspective on Earth, that disk looks like a curved line across the sky stretching from east to the west.—
Jenna deJong,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Despite the strict guidelines that steer her work into the realm of propaganda, her work is something beyond commercial art.—
Lauren LeBlanc,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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This takes us into the AI ethics realm, too, and the legal side of AI as well.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Machado, a 38-year-old man from Manassas, was stopped by ICE agents while on his way to work in an area where large-scale immigration operations were ongoing.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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An adjacent dining area has a custom wet bar concealed behind closet doors.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Legislature doesn’t have control over property taxes, which are the domain of local governments.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Like Pac-Man, this domain closes around reactants and reopens to release products.—
Priyanka Naik,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Nonetheless, in Lund’s keenly discerning view, the game—its swings and misses, hits and runs, acrobatic catches and awkward miscues—is inseparable from the human element that goes into each of these crucial yet infinitesimal incidents.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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For patios that need a little refresh before the first seasonal soirée, good news: Wayfair’s outdoor storefront is packed with furniture and home decor that looks high-end and will hold up in the elements.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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People can also get hantavirus from a mouse bite, but this is rare, the New Mexico health department said.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2025
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The suspect’s name hasn’t been released, but Jennings said the department would be sharing the individual’s name.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2025
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Around 700 million years ago, Earth was a frozen, white sphere, its rocky surface buried kilometers under ice.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Yet for the most part, Congress as an institution has mostly remained silent as the executive branch invades its sphere of authority.—
David Lopez,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2025
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Her field of expertise is the application of a gender perspective to the arts.—
The Glamour editors,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2025
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Leaders in any field face moments when external pressures threaten their core values.—
Rebekah Bastian,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Firmament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firmament. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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