on the horizon
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: coming in the near future
Scientists believe that a major breakthrough is on the horizon.
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With the country’s 250th birthday on the horizon, celebrations will happen nationwide to celebrate this monumental occasion.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 3 May 2025
And researchers predict an above-average hurricane season is on the horizon.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 2 May 2025
The Bottom Line Retirement marks a major life transition, and knowing a new version of yourself is on the horizon can help ease the uncertainty that comes with change.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
After a trying campaign for the Canucks, a season that was more difficult for the people involved to live through than anyone on the outside can gather, there are dark clouds gathering unmistakably on the horizon.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 3 May 2025
And researchers predict an above-average hurricane season is on the horizon.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 2 May 2025
The Bottom Line Retirement marks a major life transition, and knowing a new version of yourself is on the horizon can help ease the uncertainty that comes with change.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
After a trying campaign for the Canucks, a season that was more difficult for the people involved to live through than anyone on the outside can gather, there are dark clouds gathering unmistakably on the horizon.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“On the horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20horizon. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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