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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
Expect clear skies overnight in the Philadelphia region, which will lead to mostly sunny skies throughout the day on Monday.
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Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Spring weather can be unpredictable, with sudden shifts from sunny skies to rain and thunderstorms.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Under bright, sunny skies that felt more like summer than spring break, dozens of Garden Grove Unified School District students gathered around SWAT team members from Garden Grove and Santa Ana as officers introduced themselves and described their roles.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
After rounds of storms swept through the Kansas City region overnight, sunny skies take over Saturday ahead of a frosty Easter Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
The high is forecasted to reach the upper 60s, NWS states, though skies are likely to remain mostly cloudy.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Rain is in the forecast for early Thursday, April 2, with clear skies overnight.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
The Maryland metropolis had a 10 percent increase in private-jet departures from February 14 to March 22, according to date from business aviation analysis firm WingX; the Big Easy, meanwhile, saw 11 percent more private planes hit the skies in the same period.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
Smoky, hazy skies may be visible, and the smell of smoke is possible.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Spring weather can be unpredictable, with sudden shifts from sunny skies to rain and thunderstorms.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Under bright, sunny skies that felt more like summer than spring break, dozens of Garden Grove Unified School District students gathered around SWAT team members from Garden Grove and Santa Ana as officers introduced themselves and described their roles.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
After rounds of storms swept through the Kansas City region overnight, sunny skies take over Saturday ahead of a frosty Easter Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
The high is forecasted to reach the upper 60s, NWS states, though skies are likely to remain mostly cloudy.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Rain is in the forecast for early Thursday, April 2, with clear skies overnight.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
The Maryland metropolis had a 10 percent increase in private-jet departures from February 14 to March 22, according to date from business aviation analysis firm WingX; the Big Easy, meanwhile, saw 11 percent more private planes hit the skies in the same period.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
Smoky, hazy skies may be visible, and the smell of smoke is possible.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 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 7 Apr. 2026.
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