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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Just past mile 72, Eagle Mountain begins to tease the horizon.
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Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Visit at dusk for the perfect view of the sun slowly sinking behind the horizon.
—Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
Kevin Warsh faces a trilemma over the horizon.
—Daniel J. Arbess, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Given Brazil's low latitude, Skov explained that the glow was most likely diffuse equatorial aurora penetrating through the South Atlantic Anomaly, rather than a SAR arc, which is more commonly found hugging the horizon.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Visit at dusk for the perfect view of the sun slowly sinking behind the horizon.
—Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
Kevin Warsh faces a trilemma over the horizon.
—Daniel J. Arbess, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Given Brazil's low latitude, Skov explained that the glow was most likely diffuse equatorial aurora penetrating through the South Atlantic Anomaly, rather than a SAR arc, which is more commonly found hugging the horizon.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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“The horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horizon. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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