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By Elizabeth Rush Last winter, the mountains that shape Bogotá’s skyline more than any skyscraper were on fire.
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Elizabeth Rush, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
The Subway Inn, which has toted its neon along through two moves after its longtime home on 60th Street gave way to a skyscraper, will be gone at the end of the year, aged 87.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
Next door is the project's 45-floor skyscraper, which is still under construction and will eventually house luxury condos and an Edition Hotel.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Dubai's night sky gleamed around the famed Burj Khalifa skyscraper, which had animations on its walls as the firework display shined on the opulent city.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Rush, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
The Subway Inn, which has toted its neon along through two moves after its longtime home on 60th Street gave way to a skyscraper, will be gone at the end of the year, aged 87.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
Next door is the project's 45-floor skyscraper, which is still under construction and will eventually house luxury condos and an Edition Hotel.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Dubai's night sky gleamed around the famed Burj Khalifa skyscraper, which had animations on its walls as the firework display shined on the opulent city.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscraper
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The 135-page assessment was produced a year before the City Council entered a 20-year lease-to-own agreement for the office tower, which houses many of the city’s most important departments.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Even before setting foot inside the 6000-square-foot temple, the ornate entrance towers (or Raja Gopurams) stand tall above the structure along with two pyramidal towers (or Vimana Gopurams) over each of the main shrines.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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In a letter to members sent Wednesday morning, leaders assured the community that the congregation’s Torah scrolls had been rescued from the sanctuary, chapel and classrooms before the fire destroyed the building.—
Deborah Netburn,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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At least two people have been killed in the Palisades and Eaton blazes, which have thus far burned over 7,000 acres and destroyed over 1,000 homes, businesses and other buildings, according to The Los Angeles Times.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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That property, including the main ranch house as well as the stables, has been wiped out by the 23,000-acre blaze, which has destroyed more than 1,200 structures through much of the Pacific Palisades and eastern Malibu.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Both of these issues, however, can be solved with careful engineering of the battery's structure.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscraper. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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