horizon

Definition of horizonnext
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as in skyline
the space surrounding the earth They saw some birds just on the horizon. The couple drove off towards the horizon.

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Recent Examples of horizon Travel will expand your horizons. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 June 2026 Ahead, designers share their favorite strategies for making the most of the vertical space in your room and expanding your design horizons, one inch at a time. Alyssa Longobucco, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026 That discipline extends to how Nasdaq allocates capital across time horizons. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 June 2026 For those looking to broaden their driving horizons beyond our country’s borders, a recent report by eCarsTrade that ranks the most Instagrammed road trips worldwide might provide some fresh inspiration. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for horizon
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Noun
  • In the other direction, Satwa and Bur Dubai offer a taste of the old city, before all the bright lights and superlatives took over the skyline.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
  • Chicago is known for its imposing skyline, including the Park Millennium Condos, The Aqua, the Fairmont Hotel, Blue Cross Blue Sheild Building and Aon Center buildings.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • The analyst sees scope for further penetration of this tool as advertisers using the product are increasing spending at nearly twice the rate of non-users.
    TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 28 June 2026
  • Tensions peaked over what many Venezuelans viewed as an inadequate response by the government, whose soldiers, firefighters, police and military cadets were evidently underprepared to respond to the scope of the tragedy.
    Regina Cano Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • While the shower typically produces only about five meteors per hour, it’s known for bright fireballs that can stand out in the night sky.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Joby has been in a fierce battle to be the first with taxis in the sky with its Northern California competitor Archer Aviation.
    Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • But for Cubans like himself, who don’t have family in the United States, the service is so expensive as to be out of reach.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Like so many other businesses and homes, cost has made coverage out of reach.
    Brian New, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Yet the kind of misrepresentations experienced by Tkachuk and Harris aren’t within the ambit of intimate imagery laws.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • When infused with the power of a rising hegemon, those men were capable of actions that expanded their empire’s ambit.
    Alfred McCoy, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Whereas the federal incentive may have been enough to spark interest in a range of buyers, Moody said the lesser amount will probably appeal mainly to people who already have their eye on an EV.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Events listed on the calendar range from neighborhood gatherings and historical commemorations to concerts, family activities and civic engagement programs.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • What if Baahubali dies and has to go through the 14 realms of the afterlife in Indian mythology?
    Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
  • He’s transported to a realm of Tolkienesque fantasy, deposited somewhere between the Stony Waste and the Frozen Sea.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • From its earliest days, Anthropic identified coding as the most important domain in AI to focus on.
    Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
  • With the success of Kpop Demon Hunters, Netflix is bringing feature animation squarely under the domain of Hannah Minghella.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 22 June 2026

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“Horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizon. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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