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the heavens

NOUN
deep space
Synonyms
WEAK
celestial spaces cosmic space cosmos intercosmic space intergalactic space interplanetary space interstellar space metagalactic space ocean of emptiness outer space region beyond Earth's solar system the universe the void the void above
NOUN
outer space
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cosmos
WEAK
celestial spaces cosmic space deep space empty space ether space infinite space infinity intercosmic space intergalactic space interplanetary space interstellar space metagalactic space ocean of emptiness pressureless space the void the void above

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Rendered in ultra-realistic Precisionist style, his steel-and-concrete grain elevator dwarfs its surroundings, while crisscrossing rays of intense sunlight link it to the heavens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

The work suggests Dante recognized meteors as real geological forces at a time when Aristotelian beliefs still portrayed the heavens as perfect and unchanging.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

"We will miss my mother's presence, she would have loved this, but she will be there in spirit, shouting from the heavens," the England captain added.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Robert’s not telling you, it’s not screaming to the heavens.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

By 1588 astronomy had become concerned with the organization of the heavens in three dimensions, not just in two.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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