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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

Under dazzling blue California skies, the United States soccer team held its first World Cup training session at the co-hosts' base camp Monday.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

"Yeah, I want to be on the beach. I'm in England, it's all grey skies and these guys drink tea at half-time. What club?"

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

And beautiful blue skies filled with puffy white clouds.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein