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skyline

[skahy-lahyn] / ˈskaɪˌlaɪn /
NOUN
sky and earth line
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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At least, that’s what it feels like while sitting on the patio of his new house overlooking the windswept L.A. skyline on a recent afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

That has fuelled a construction boom, filling the skyline with cranes, creating traffic bottlenecks and putting a strain on key services.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

By daylight, a massive fireball was filmed erupting near a cluster of high-rise residential buildings, sending a mushroom-shaped column of smoke rising above the city skyline.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

From an 11-story-high catwalk atop the coal unit, the view included power lines and Houston’s skyline faintly visible 25 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The Seattle skyline looms behind us, all sharp vertical lines and blurry grayness.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day



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