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Recent Examples of skyscraper
Data centers, which are thriving, can be worth as much as a pre-pandemic skyscraper.
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Fritz Kaegi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
So, Joey, who’s still dangling off the side of the skyscraper, must first find a way to break inside the building and then neutralize the collective threat.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
For photographers, objects on the horizon (like skyscrapers, animals, or trees) can also add scale to make the moon look exceptionally dramatic.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
The act of doing a new live show every week with custom sets and costumes eight floors up in a Manhattan skyscraper with tiny elevators adds up.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
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Fritz Kaegi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
So, Joey, who’s still dangling off the side of the skyscraper, must first find a way to break inside the building and then neutralize the collective threat.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
For photographers, objects on the horizon (like skyscrapers, animals, or trees) can also add scale to make the moon look exceptionally dramatic.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
The act of doing a new live show every week with custom sets and costumes eight floors up in a Manhattan skyscraper with tiny elevators adds up.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscraper
Noun
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In a tower of Brussels’ World Trade Center, the contemporary, steel-and-glass exterior is juxtaposed by the vibey, colorful interior.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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The flight profile called for the Super Heavy booster to fly back to the launch tower caught on the tower’s pivoting arms called chopsticks.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But facing insufficient low-income housing, cities including New York discharged psychiatric patients and some wound up in single room occupancy buildings (SROs) with no mental health or other supportive services.—
Robert M. Hayes,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
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The owner of an old fire station let the group utilize the building for free.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Inspired by natural thermoregulation systems, the latter uses a proprietary process to augment fiber shape and structure for prolonged cooling performance.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Mar. 2025
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Other artifacts found in the San Isidro pyramid structure, such as jade pendants, have also been discovered at excavation sites in modern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscraper. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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