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skyline

[skahy-lahyn] / ˈskaɪˌlaɪn /
NOUN
sky and earth line
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Residents of The Trust have access to an additional rooftop terrace, which overlooks Charlotte’s skyline and provides a larger outdoor gathering area.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

It has obscured Singapore's skyline and forced some schools to close in Malaysia.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

You’re known for your flights of lyrical fancy: “Burning down the highway skyline in the back of a hurricane,” for instance, from the Killers’ “When You Were Young.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

A US real estate firm announced Wednesday it is buying the Chrysler Building and will undertake a vast makeover of the Art Deco landmark that dominates New York City's skyline.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Blackberry came hopping rather slowly down from the skyline.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

He admits now many in China have "material abundance" and "skylines bristling with high-rises and streets teeming with traffic."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Trump has spent decades tussling with residents and politicians over development projects that changed city skylines from New York to Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

The movie opens with a bird’s-eye view of Los Angeles’ picturesque skylines, reservoirs and grassy hillsides before the bold-faced title appears, accompanied by ominous music courtesy of legendary composer John Williams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

Social media users uploaded photos and videos of darkened city skylines.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2024

Behind them we can see the skylines of the other four districts through enormous windows.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

He is skylined on the hill above us, facing us from 184 yards away.

From Time Magazine Archive


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