firmament

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The pre-Revolutionary era aligned with advances in knowledge of the heavenly bodies, sparked by telescopes and a firmament not-yet-obstructed by skyscrapers and pollution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

An appeal for new designs produced unusual ideas, including a glass roof, a green "eco-roof", a massive flame instead of a spire, and a spire topped by a vertical laser shooting into the firmament.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

Shirley MacLaine, a longtime star in the movie-world firmament, opens up her personal photo gallery to the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

If Timberlake does appear, it should be in service of restoring her to her rightful place in pop culture’s firmament instead of repairing his mildly dented image.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2022

Above in the night the sparks from the funnels spiraled upward to join the firmament of stars.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck