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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Overhead, a Black Hawk helicopter carrying snipers will patrol the skies, while a fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks on the ground will help anchor an electronic antidrone shield over the venue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Operators like SpaceX’s Starlink are filling the skies with them to offer space-based broadband and mobile-phone connections, aiming to get a piece of a promising market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"Please pay attention to air alerts, protect your lives. Our services are working efficiently and are prepared; the Air Force and other defenders of our skies will be on duty 24/7, as always."

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Hours earlier, a rocket being tested by Jeff Bezos’s space company dramatically exploded on a launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Fla., lighting up the skies for miles around Florida’s Space Coast late Thursday.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

The skies were clear and turquoise blue as the Freedom 7 sat atop Launch Pad 5 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson