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high-rise building

NOUN
skyscraper
Synonyms


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Four days later, the report said, a drone hit a high-rise building in the area of Vermont Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard while flying at night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

And in Dubai, a high-rise building was pictured with a large hole, after the local government said a drone "fell on a building".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“Being on a high-rise building and rappelling down.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

A new high-rise building in downtown Los Angeles will be the city’s largest housing project for homeless people, ABC 7 Los Angeles reports.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

They had met in an office that was in a high-rise building, so high that Joaquin could see all the way to the ocean.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




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