the horizon
noun
: the line where the earth or sea seems to meet the sky
The sun rose slowly over/above the eastern horizon.
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Binoculars will be my primary tool, sweeping slowly along the horizon.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Fairways rise and fall with the land's natural contours, blending into the horizon with grace.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
That experience — viewing such an alien terrain at close range as the sun gleamed over the horizon, highlighting the troughs and peaks of a foreign land — brought home for the crew how unique our home planet is.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
State government faces fiscal uncertainty as well The state government faces its own financial uncertainty just over the horizon.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Fairways rise and fall with the land's natural contours, blending into the horizon with grace.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
That experience — viewing such an alien terrain at close range as the sun gleamed over the horizon, highlighting the troughs and peaks of a foreign land — brought home for the crew how unique our home planet is.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
State government faces fiscal uncertainty as well The state government faces its own financial uncertainty just over the horizon.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
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“The horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horizon. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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