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Recent Examples of skyscraper
In neighboring Thailand, where the quake shook buildings and brought down a skyscraper under construction in the capital Bangkok, at least ten people were killed.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
London is a city of layers, where shining skyscrapers are built atop some of the city’s oldest ancient sites.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Check out this exclusive clip from the series, in which Dax and the pets team up to rescue a tarantula named Terry, who is stuck on the window of a skyscraper.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 31 Mar. 2025
In Bangkok, the earthquake caused a skyscraper under construction to collapse, with 17 reported dead and 76 missing, per the United Nations.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
London is a city of layers, where shining skyscrapers are built atop some of the city’s oldest ancient sites.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Check out this exclusive clip from the series, in which Dax and the pets team up to rescue a tarantula named Terry, who is stuck on the window of a skyscraper.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 31 Mar. 2025
In Bangkok, the earthquake caused a skyscraper under construction to collapse, with 17 reported dead and 76 missing, per the United Nations.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyscraper
Noun
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The crescent shape of the new condo tower and its jarring proximity, combined with the formerly soothing prevailing breeze, creates a wind tunnel that rakes across the north side of Building 3 and the driveway entrance, knocking down patio furniture, annihilating hairdos and slamming car doors.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Spectrum cleared the tower but suffered an anomaly shortly thereafter.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dunmore decided to remove the ammunition kept in Williamsburg’s Powder Magazine, a whimsical octagonal building in the town’s market square, but patriots posted sentries to guard the colony’s arsenal.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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People in the area were urged to take cover and move to a basement or interior room on the lowest floor of a building.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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So your suggestions were about altering the structure of the show?—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The structure of the film prior to its (literally) more explosive moments brings revelations that Mendoza and Garland unfold by degrees.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyscraper. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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