firmaments

noun

plural of firmament
1
as in skies
the expanse of air surrounding the earth the stars in the firmament twinkled ever so brightly

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2
as in realms
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a major figure in the classical music firmament

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firmaments
  1. skies
  2. realms
  3. heavens
  4. areas
  5. domains
  6. spheres
  7. departments
  8. kingdoms
Noun
  • Many Americans didn’t let the sweltering heat or stormy skies stop their party.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Then as skies darkened, fireworks began lighting the skies everywhere.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Definition of skies
Noun
  • What if Baahubali dies and has to go through the 14 realms of the afterlife in Indian mythology?
    — Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
  • The new wrinkle is that the big platforms want to draft off what makes top creators successful in their digital-native realms.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 June 2026
Definition of realms
Noun
  • The queen of pop swapped her Confessions II-era shiny golden doll-like curls for a high-to-the-heavens mullet.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 22 June 2026
  • Oh, heavens to Betsy, not the chest hair!
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026
Definition of heavens
Noun
  • Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
    — STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Definition of areas
Noun
  • Instead of concentrating combat capability aboard a small number of heavily armed warships, the government says the new vessels will support a hybrid fleet in which crewed ships coordinate networks of autonomous systems across multiple domains.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
  • Across eight domains of preparedness, respondents gave their highest scores to Community.
    — Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of domains
Noun
  • More than 160 years earlier, Galileo's telescopic observations had revealed mountains, valleys, and craters on the lunar surface, overturning the ancient notion that heavenly bodies were perfect spheres.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Tradition of separation The idea of separate spheres of spiritual and secular functions and authority was advanced by religious and secular thinkers to benefit both religion and the state.
    — Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of spheres
Noun
  • Supporters hail the move as bringing accountability and coherence — through the governor — to all the departments and agencies involved in education.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Cody Hess, an associate government program analyst for the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, said these differences in departments’ needs for in-person meetings make a sweeping return-to-office order unnecessary.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of departments
Noun
  • Even though the monarchy no longer exists in Rwanda, so revered are the cows that the traditional gifting and exchanging them among kingdoms has been embraced by Kagame.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
  • In the fifth century CE, the western half of the Roman Empire disintegrated into a patchwork of new kingdoms and new rulers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of kingdoms
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