skies

[skahyz] / skaɪz /

NOUN

earth's atmosphere

Synonyms

STRONG

azure empyrean firmament heavens lid vault welkin

WEAK

celestial sphere the blue upper atmosphere vault of heaven wild blue yonder

Antonyms

WEAK

earth

Example Sentences

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Overhead, a Black Hawk helicopter carrying snipers will patrol the skies, while a fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks on the ground will help anchor an electronic antidrone shield over the venue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Operators like SpaceX’s Starlink are filling the skies with them to offer space-based broadband and mobile-phone connections, aiming to get a piece of a promising market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Its engines fire and it climbs into the skies over the Gulf of Mexico to cheers and screams in the SpaceX control room.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

"Please pay attention to air alerts, protect your lives. Our services are working efficiently and are prepared; the Air Force and other defenders of our skies will be on duty 24/7, as always."

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

To make sure no one had a nightmare, all the beds in the House of Wong stood empty until the skies were lit by the dawn and the danger passed.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord