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The four-floor skyscraper that forms the Daily Bugle office is open at the back, but each room has been furnished with some nice little details.
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Kim Snaith, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025
From a house that was 3D printed using soil, to an upcoming megatall skyscraper, here's our selection of the top 10 architecture projects from the past 12 months.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
In the 1988 film, Bruce Willis plays New York Police Department (NYPD) detective John McClane, who travels to Los Angeles, hoping to reconcile with his wife, who is attending a Christmas party inside the Nakatomi Plaza skyscraper.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
The pair got engaged after five years together at Overstory, a rooftop cocktail bar on the 64th floor of a New York City skyscraper offering stunning views of the city.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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Kim Snaith, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025
From a house that was 3D printed using soil, to an upcoming megatall skyscraper, here's our selection of the top 10 architecture projects from the past 12 months.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
In the 1988 film, Bruce Willis plays New York Police Department (NYPD) detective John McClane, who travels to Los Angeles, hoping to reconcile with his wife, who is attending a Christmas party inside the Nakatomi Plaza skyscraper.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
The pair got engaged after five years together at Overstory, a rooftop cocktail bar on the 64th floor of a New York City skyscraper offering stunning views of the city.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for skyscraper
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyscraper. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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skyscraper
noun
sky·scrap·er
ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 
: a very tall building
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