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Recent Examples of blue-sky
Meanwhile, the sail blue color channels clear, blue-sky energy, while the bright sugar pink feels playful—all equally deserving shades for your spring repertoire.
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Explosions interrupted the honking of traffic on what had been a bustling, blue-sky afternoon.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Thursday is a transitional day, one of those crisp, blue-sky days that require sunglasses and a sweater.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
To me, Reid sounds like an ideal partner for Dylan Samberg in a blue-sky Jets future where the right performance (and contract extensions) give Winnipeg Morrissey-Salomonsson and Samberg-Reid options inside the top four.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The design-forward space evokes the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City with a dash of whimsy courtesy of a blue-sky ceiling mural.
Don’t miss: The Bayab Palm and Pineapple Gin from South Africa is wild and wonderful, sweet and tropical with nice juniper notes on the palate.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026
The movement pushed the stock into blue-sky territory, a distinct psychological barrier.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 6 Jan. 2026
As a result, researchers were asked to balance blue-sky curiosity with a clearer line of sight to practical applications.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2025
Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Explosions interrupted the honking of traffic on what had been a bustling, blue-sky afternoon.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Thursday is a transitional day, one of those crisp, blue-sky days that require sunglasses and a sweater.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
To me, Reid sounds like an ideal partner for Dylan Samberg in a blue-sky Jets future where the right performance (and contract extensions) give Winnipeg Morrissey-Salomonsson and Samberg-Reid options inside the top four.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The design-forward space evokes the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City with a dash of whimsy courtesy of a blue-sky ceiling mural.
Don’t miss: The Bayab Palm and Pineapple Gin from South Africa is wild and wonderful, sweet and tropical with nice juniper notes on the palate.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026
The movement pushed the stock into blue-sky territory, a distinct psychological barrier.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 6 Jan. 2026
As a result, researchers were asked to balance blue-sky curiosity with a clearer line of sight to practical applications.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue-sky
Adjective
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But whereas leftist thinkers starting with Marx saw the liberal ideal as totally discredited, a mere camouflage for capitalist power, Habermas kept faith with the utopian potential of liberalism.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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There’s a cognitive dissonance between the utopian hope and love in which a story is created, the gift economy for which it’s intended as a sort of sacred offering, and the materialist reality of publishing, with sales figures and publicity, et cetera.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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This anger crackles around him like a smoldering fire, igniting and engulfing everyone from the workers on his farm, his meek sister Férula (Fernanda Castillo), to Clara and, eventually, to their daughter, Blanca (Sara Becker and later Fernanda Urrejola), Alba’s idealistic mother.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Edward Montoya plays Fingal as an idealistic young writer, fresh out of Harvard, with little practical experience but a lot of ability and gumption.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Scientists typically test candidates one by one, making large-scale discovery impractical.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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And it’s set in a snowy wintertime, which would have been impractical and expensive in live action, but pays all kinds of benefits in terms of staging and mood.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Many tai chi teachers and practitioners have called out videos like this one, which promise unrealistic and quick results.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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Amidror also pushed back forcefully against claims that modern enforcement is unrealistic.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Tsiolkovsky’s vision was fanciful, more romance than science, but the theme gained concreteness in other works of fiction.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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Chase, Harada, Ivan Hernandez (as the town Doc with all the bedside manner of Captain Von Trapp), Brad Oscar as closeted Mayor Menlove whose penchant for outfits as fanciful as any thing from Munchkinland is matched only by his tender longing for that shy town reverend (Maulik Pancholy).—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And Chris is such a visionary director.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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But Guedes, who died at his home in Kendall in July 2013, at the age of 86, was also a writer, a visionary entrepreneur, and the co-founder of Gema, considered one of the most important record labels in Caribbean music.—
Fernando Gonzalez,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These imaginative designs often used minimalist imagery and sci-fi characters not even included in the films, yet helped establish a particular mood, tone, and emotion to entice fans into their seats.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
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Hill House offers a broad sizing range that tends to run from XXXS to XXXXL with a generous, flowy fit that feels cute to wear but never restrictive -- an ideal combo for imaginative or active play.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Church depicted the high arch, which sits on land once owned by Thomas Jefferson, with scientific precision yet in a romantic, golden light.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The news broke the hearts of passionate regulars, who had flocked to the restaurant for family milestones, business dinners, romantic evenings and girls’ nights out since 1999.—
Connie Ogle
May 2,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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“Blue-sky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-sky. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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