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an area of influence, knowledge, or understanding
She wanted to expand her horizons so she went back to school.
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Recent Examples of horizon
The uncertainty provides yet another example of why the average investor with a long time horizon should stick to their investment plan and ignore the noise, experts said.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Sentences contain particles of meaning that resist being pinned down and measured, instead combining and transforming into mysterious waves of story that take us beyond the limits of our own horizons.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
The first humans to go around our moon, in 1968, saw a gibbous Earth coming up over the lunar horizon.
—Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Showcasing films from all horizons is not a trivial act.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Sentences contain particles of meaning that resist being pinned down and measured, instead combining and transforming into mysterious waves of story that take us beyond the limits of our own horizons.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
The first humans to go around our moon, in 1968, saw a gibbous Earth coming up over the lunar horizon.
—Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Showcasing films from all horizons is not a trivial act.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for horizon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizon
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The upstairs companion to Uchi offers a casual izakaya-style environment with small bites to pair with drinks and a patio with views of the uptown skyline and people watching below.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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Many guest rooms have balconies or patios that offer sweeping views of the harbor or Charleston’s skyline.—
Karla Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2026
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Smart compares its scope to WannaCry, the high-profile global ransomware attack that affected more than 200,000 computers in 2017.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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The turnout reflected the scope of the loss.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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From high enough in the sky, the clouds look like thick cotton being pulled from a deep-blue couch.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Delightful weather continues Friday evening with comfortably warm weather and mainly clear skies.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Organizers say the long-term goal is to establish the Honors Awards as a lasting institution within Kansas City’s arts landscape, with plans to continue the event annually and explore opportunities to expand its reach.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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Our organizations extend the reach of public dollars.—
Monique B. Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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Guardiola used a four-man ‘non-press’, where City’s forwards formed a line and waited for their opponents to find a pass, knowing that Arsenal’s centre-backs — and cup goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga — had a comparatively limited passing range.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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At MoCA, ten twentieth-century sculptures dedicated as monuments to the Lost Cause of the Confederacy commingle with a range of modern and contemporary works by nineteen artists and two collectives.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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The research would have to extend into the professional realm to deepen these burgeoning understandings of how the dark facets of ourselves operate, suggesting even the necessity of the shadow as that might be directing our career choices through the world.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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The shift is moving medical debt collections into a less regulated realm.—
Noam N. Levey,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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In these domains, teleoperation and UMI methods remain essential.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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For complex domains like legal services or healthcare, defining and tracking output quality is far harder.—
Michael Jacobides,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizon. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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