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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The infinity pool almost blends into the horizon, and there’s a nearby wellness center if sweating it out in the sauna or hammam is more your vibe.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2025
The colors seen over the horizon come from the interaction between incoming solar particles and various types of gas molecules in the atmosphere above the Earth, according to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Some North Texans who spotted them earlier this week described a faint pink haze stretching over the horizon.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2025
The sky was cloudless and dark with the moon’s light now below the horizon.
—Sheeka Sanahori, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2025
The colors seen over the horizon come from the interaction between incoming solar particles and various types of gas molecules in the atmosphere above the Earth, according to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Some North Texans who spotted them earlier this week described a faint pink haze stretching over the horizon.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2025
The sky was cloudless and dark with the moon’s light now below the horizon.
—Sheeka Sanahori, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
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“The horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horizon. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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