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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Shooting stars associated with the shower tend to be yellowish in appearance and may be seen whenever the radiant — the apparent origin point for the meteors — is above the horizon.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
This December supermoon will drift over the horizon around sunset, and the illusion of a larger, brighter orange moon will appear due to its proximity to Earth.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025
On a crisp autumn Saturday morning with the sky still a deep blue before hues of orange and pink line the horizon, not even the thunderous roars from airplanes overhead could drown out the enthusiasm and joy at San Jose’s Guadalupe Gardens.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
Fazendas rolling into the horizon, dusty roads, wooden docks on still water, and nights lit by stars.
—Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
This December supermoon will drift over the horizon around sunset, and the illusion of a larger, brighter orange moon will appear due to its proximity to Earth.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025
On a crisp autumn Saturday morning with the sky still a deep blue before hues of orange and pink line the horizon, not even the thunderous roars from airplanes overhead could drown out the enthusiasm and joy at San Jose’s Guadalupe Gardens.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
Fazendas rolling into the horizon, dusty roads, wooden docks on still water, and nights lit by stars.
—Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
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“The horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horizon. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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