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skyscraper

[skahy-skrey-per] / ˈskaɪˌskreɪ pər /
NOUN
tall building
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Another fake video, viewed tens of millions of times, claims to show Dubai's Burj Khalifa skyscraper in flames, while a crowd of people seem to be running towards the building.

From BBC

Office workers being tossed around their workplaces; cars bobbing in the surf like ice cubes in a punchbowl; skyscrapers waving like reeds in the wind.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since early on Saturday, foreigners in the United Arab Emirates have been sharing videos of plumes of smoke rising above the skyscrapers and expressing their shock that the usual haven of stability was under attack.

From Barron's

Araujo looked up at him in the manner of a person straining the neck to gaze at a skyscraper.

From BBC

Early in 2024, taggers began turning its skyscrapers into canvases for florid graffiti art.

From Los Angeles Times