firmament
noun
fir·ma·ment
ˈfər-mə-mənt 
1
: the vault or arch of the sky : heavens
Stars twinkled in the firmament.
2
obsolete
: basis
3
: the field or sphere of an interest or activity
the international fashion firmament
She's a rising star in the city's artistic firmament.
Examples of firmament in a Sentence
meteors flashing across the firmament
the stars in the firmament twinkled ever so brightly
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High in the thin Alaskan air, where abundant oxygen had long abandoned such firmaments for lower altitude, five women knelt circled against the piercing cold.
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Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Prices are, accordingly, among the highest in the steakhouse firmament, though slightly lower than those at The Grill and Bourbon Steak.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
In that spirit, here is my list of at least a few sanctuaries to find happiness in our media firmament.
—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
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Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Prices are, accordingly, among the highest in the steakhouse firmament, though slightly lower than those at The Grill and Bourbon Steak.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
In that spirit, here is my list of at least a few sanctuaries to find happiness in our media firmament.
—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
See All Example Sentences for firmament
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“Firmament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firmament. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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firmament
noun
fir·ma·ment
ˈfər-mə-mənt
: the arch of the sky : heavens
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