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in an enthusiastic manner
some reviewers had praised the movie sky-high, but we thought that it was just a so-so comedy
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Recent Examples of sky-high
Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
If the sky-high meringue doesn't assure you, one bite of the creamy pudding will.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Devan Coggan, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2023
But passenger volume has dropped since then, suggesting sky-high ticket prices to popular destinations may be deterring some potential travelers.
—Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2023
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But sky-high ticket prices have led to fears that Broadway is getting financially out of touch.
—Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
If the sky-high meringue doesn't assure you, one bite of the creamy pudding will.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Adjective
Peter Cushing in Hound of the Baskervilles With his sky-high cheekbones and piercing stare, Peter Cushing looked every part the aloof British detective.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2023
But passenger volume has dropped since then, suggesting sky-high ticket prices to popular destinations may be deterring some potential travelers.
—Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sky-high
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The suit cites the extreme conditions within the CECOT megaprison, known by its acronym in Spanish, where prisoners sleep in crowded cells with bunks three levels high and are not allowed to go outside or have visitors of any kind.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
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As shocking and extreme as this season was, all paths led here.—
Jennifer Adams,
StyleCaster,
5 June 2025
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There is also third-party certification used to verify that materials are truly of the utmost quality.—
Julia Forbes,
Wired News,
13 June 2025
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Anjelica Huston as Eleanor Zissou in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou With a blue streak in her hair and a piercing glare for her estranged husband, Huston plays Eleanor Zissou with utmost coolness.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Ventura, dressed in a white blouse under a black blazer with shoulder pads and peaked lapels, maintained her composure throughout, answering calmly as Estevao jumped across the timeline of her and Combs’ relationship.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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This olive green style is reminiscent of one Gwyneth Paltrow wore, and it’s finished with oversized peaked lapels, buttoned tabs at the shoulders and chest, and a belt with D-ring buckles.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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The first is the increased resolution, the Galaxy A56 manages 385 pixels per inch, while the Honor 400 goes up to 460 ppi thanks to the 1264 x 2736 pixel resolution.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Most snake bikes occur between the months of April and October where both humans and snakes see increased activity outdoors, according to the U.S. Department of Forest Services.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2025
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That’s unusually volatile in the history of the index, but actually calmer than April, which had four such up days and five days of outsized losses.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
2 June 2025
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Ian Hecox, president of comedy network Smosh, described the last 20 years on YouTube as waves, with up periods, down periods and algorithmic shifts.—
Wendy Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Pinching promotes compact branch growth that makes the plant fuller, while deadheading encourages more blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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The Instagram account for the aforementioned Cake Picnic is full of creations made by amateurs and professionals alike.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
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Perceptions aside, Europe has the highest gender pay parity in the world, with women earning, on average, 12.7% less per hour than men.—
Brooke Roberts-Islam,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Non-Maintainable Systems Lack of clean code structure, high entropy in the codebase, absence of modularity, dependency chaos, difficult debugging and lack of documentation can occur when applying vibe coding without a core engineering mindset.—
Naresh Prajapati,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Sky-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sky-high. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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