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as in blisses
a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death
a belief that warriors felled in battle will be raised to the sky
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Recent Examples of skies
Will the blue skies and calm seas hold?
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
The weather this week looks ideal, with sunny to modestly sunny skies each day, temperatures in the mid-70s to low 80s.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
To observe the faintest and most distant objects in the universe, telescopes need dark, dry and stable skies, conditions that are increasingly rare on Earth.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Partly cloudy skies are expected at kickoff for Super Bowl LX, with forecasts calling for gametime temperature of 63 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
Cloudy skies will be present, with a southerly wind of around 5 to 10 mph.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Seattle's 12th man — a logo of the Seahawks' fan base and their ability to impact games played in their home stadium — is represented here in the skies ahead of game time.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
The day is expected to be filled with sunshine and cloudless skies, Garch said.
—Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Asphalt roofs ignited as the flames danced across the skies.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
The weather this week looks ideal, with sunny to modestly sunny skies each day, temperatures in the mid-70s to low 80s.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
To observe the faintest and most distant objects in the universe, telescopes need dark, dry and stable skies, conditions that are increasingly rare on Earth.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Partly cloudy skies are expected at kickoff for Super Bowl LX, with forecasts calling for gametime temperature of 63 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
Cloudy skies will be present, with a southerly wind of around 5 to 10 mph.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Seattle's 12th man — a logo of the Seahawks' fan base and their ability to impact games played in their home stadium — is represented here in the skies ahead of game time.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
The day is expected to be filled with sunshine and cloudless skies, Garch said.
—Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Asphalt roofs ignited as the flames danced across the skies.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skies
heavens
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Close by, Cassiopeia the Queen and Cepheus the King hang high in the northwest heavens in the early evening.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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These injudicious, blunt-force tariffs do get undone almost as quickly as they are slapped on, thank heavens.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Skies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skies. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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