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firmament

noun as in heaven

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Still, his place in the basketball firmament was long since secured.

Even Simon Harley-Dickinson must have wondered, from his ever-changing position in the theatrical firmament: What had become of Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia Incorrigible, the three wards of Lord Fredrick Ashton, of Ashton Place, England?

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A century on, the place of all three in the firmament is secure.

Time and cultural amnesia restored all these stars to the firmament of our good graces, as I’m sure will happen with most of these comedians.

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As for the food, Gold called some of it “ordinary,” but noted, “Weirdly enough, I don’t care,” noting the restaurant’s place in L.A.’s culinary firmament.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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