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skyscraper

[skahy-skrey-per] / ˈskaɪˌskreɪ pər /
NOUN
tall building
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She will make her Netflix debut next year for with Skyscraper Live, where free solo climber Alex Honnold will attempt to scale Taipei 101, the tallest building in Taiwan.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Yet the scene actually improves atop Skyscraper Mountain, offering a 360-degree view that overlooks the uncommonly flat expanse of Grand Park to the north, a rare sight amid Rainier’s volcanic topography.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2022

Skyscraper charged $150 a name, collecting the money in cryptocurrency.

From Washington Times • Feb. 17, 2022

I gather from “Housing Density,” a timely and thought-provoking show now at the Skyscraper Museum in New York, that the density of Tudor City is 463 people per acre.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2020

I’ve been called the Mastodon of Montgomery Middle, the Springfield Skyscraper, the Moving Mountain, the Terrible Tower, the...You get the idea.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya




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