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in the sky

ADJECTIVE
overhead
Synonyms




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The closer your husband gets to that great golf club in the sky, the more the insurance company will want him to give up the policy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

They are petards, locally called kaxxa spanjola, designed to make noise and a small puff of smoke without anything visible in the sky.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Auroras are most commonly seen near the polar regions, where charged solar particles interact with Earth's atmosphere to create shimmering lights in the sky.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Leaving flight transponders on "is likely deliberate", said UK drone expert Dr Steve Wright, with the US intending to send "a clear message it has eyes in the sky to maintain the squeeze".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

High in the sky, thin white clouds were stacking up like petals.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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