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Recent Examples of skyscraper
As the Trump administration increases quotas to detain thousands of migrants each day, Democratic lawmakers have sought entry to view conditions where people are held inside detention centers, skyscrapers and basements.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 12 June 2025
That took place at the club’s then training complex, La Castellana — in the north of the city, where five skyscrapers now stand — with around 2,000 fans and the presence of 544 journalists and 46 TV cameras.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 12 June 2025
With my New York City roots, uptown had a familiar feel with looming skyscrapers and narrow city streets bustling with energy and traffic.
—Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
With the exception of the couple's beautiful zero-g dance, the space-set scenes can't quite live up to the largely dialogue-free first act, in which the relentlessly optimistic WALL-E trundles his way through skyscrapers of trash.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 20 June 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 12 June 2025
That took place at the club’s then training complex, La Castellana — in the north of the city, where five skyscrapers now stand — with around 2,000 fans and the presence of 544 journalists and 46 TV cameras.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 12 June 2025
With my New York City roots, uptown had a familiar feel with looming skyscrapers and narrow city streets bustling with energy and traffic.
—Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
With the exception of the couple's beautiful zero-g dance, the space-set scenes can't quite live up to the largely dialogue-free first act, in which the relentlessly optimistic WALL-E trundles his way through skyscrapers of trash.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscraper
Noun
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Two organizations last year filed CEQA lawsuits against an LPA Design Studios plan to build four infill high-rise towers with 787 market-rate apartments along the American River.—
Theresa Clift
July 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2025
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Visitors will find the artist’s take on a colorful lifeguard tower as the anchor piece in the installation.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
3 July 2025
Noun
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The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Ryan Louis Mosqueda, fired at the federal building that houses the U.S. Border Patrol offices at the McAllen International Airport, McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said at a news conference.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
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Mosaic’s plan includes 22 boat trailer parking spaces on the side of the building.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 July 2025
Noun
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The project helped people in the industry see the potential for constructing larger structures in wood, which can be perceived as being difficult because of the rules around fire risk.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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And there’s still no stadium site and no stadium financing structure.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscraper. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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