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Recent Examples of skyscraper
New York — In the heart of Manhattan, four stories below ground, the iconic Eleven Madison skyscraper is being air-conditioned using ice.
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David Schechter, CBS News, 3 June 2025
So the legend goes, Thorp saw the 1974 movie The Towering Inferno (the all-star hit set atop a blazing skyscraper) and had a vivid dream involving gun-toting action in an office building.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 May 2025
Eric Trump is also set to meet Ho Chi Minh City officials on Thursday to explore plans for a possible skyscraper in Vietnam’s southern business hub, according to an internal schedule seen by Reuters.
—Reuters, NBC news, 21 May 2025
The restaurant, by the way, is not Union Square Hospitality Group’s only establishment atop a skyscraper.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
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David Schechter, CBS News, 3 June 2025
So the legend goes, Thorp saw the 1974 movie The Towering Inferno (the all-star hit set atop a blazing skyscraper) and had a vivid dream involving gun-toting action in an office building.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 May 2025
Eric Trump is also set to meet Ho Chi Minh City officials on Thursday to explore plans for a possible skyscraper in Vietnam’s southern business hub, according to an internal schedule seen by Reuters.
—Reuters, NBC news, 21 May 2025
The restaurant, by the way, is not Union Square Hospitality Group’s only establishment atop a skyscraper.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscraper
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Although an acclaimed 2014 biopic, Love & Mercy, chronicled the musician’s rise, fall and return to relative stability, the magnitude of Wilson’s work towers above his legend as a troubled genius.—
Barry Walters,
Billboard,
11 June 2025
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The strawberry moon rises behind a tower at a marina in Cyprus on June 10, 2025.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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The flabbergasting interaction occurred when Padilla, who had been in the building to receive a military briefing, tried to ask a question, interrupting a press conference held by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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In Flushing, families at Mainstay Co-op and Murray Hill Cooperative are already battling extreme rent increases from landowners, while banks deny loans for critical repairs to their aging buildings.—
Ron Kim,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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The growing complexity of today’s work environments through hybrid teams, agile structures and cross-functional decision making is driving the demand for a broader leadership lens.—
David Chiem,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Hundreds of law enforcement personnel have been searching for Decker — scouring forested areas, structures and a river in the area where Decker was last known to be located, the sheriff's office said over the weekend.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin
June 9,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscraper. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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