Definitions

skies

[skahyz] / skaɪz /

NOUN

earth's atmosphere

Synonyms

STRONG

azure empyrean firmament heavens lid vault welkin

WEAK

celestial sphere the blue upper atmosphere vault of heaven wild blue yonder

Antonyms

WEAK

earth

Example Sentences

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Obeid has become a key logistics hub for the Sudanese army, and incessant attacks from UAV-stalked skies push soldiers to splatter mud on vehicles to obscure them from drone optics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Cloudier skies are likely to keep temperatures at around the low 20s at best.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It returned to the skies in the United States in November 2020 and in Europe in January 2021 -- but only in 2023 in China.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Dallin was a World War I pilot who fell in love with photography and became a pioneer in the art of taking pictures from the skies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The pain that had stopped it from hunting, wheeling through the skies above its cloudy kingdom.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda