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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Being and Time teaches the discipline of confronting one’s own finitude – death not as abstraction but as the horizon that makes life meaningful.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
The compound is surrounded by a tall electric fence that extends beyond the horizon.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Along the route, my father would point in disgust at the large Olympic-torch flames dotting the horizon and rising above the acres of palm trees flanking the highway.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The Pleiades are at their most spectacular from October to March, after which the cluster slips ever lower in the spring sky, appearing closer to the horizon with each passing night.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
The compound is surrounded by a tall electric fence that extends beyond the horizon.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Along the route, my father would point in disgust at the large Olympic-torch flames dotting the horizon and rising above the acres of palm trees flanking the highway.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The Pleiades are at their most spectacular from October to March, after which the cluster slips ever lower in the spring sky, appearing closer to the horizon with each passing night.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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“The horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horizon. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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