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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
Which direction to look for the full moon? To see the full sturgeon moon rise on Aug. 9, look toward the southeastern horizon just after sunset.
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
But a swell in mixed-use stadium districts looms on the Rocky Mountain horizon.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 July 2025
Paramount’s Bold Series draws on the subscriber base for its series of mainstream musicals, pushing them to expand their horizons.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Palmer, a historian at the University of Chicago, has no such Spenglerian horizons but instead drills down into the lives of her favorite subjects—which include herself.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
But a swell in mixed-use stadium districts looms on the Rocky Mountain horizon.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 July 2025
Paramount’s Bold Series draws on the subscriber base for its series of mainstream musicals, pushing them to expand their horizons.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Palmer, a historian at the University of Chicago, has no such Spenglerian horizons but instead drills down into the lives of her favorite subjects—which include herself.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizon
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But also prominently fixed in the city’s skyline are the sleek buildings that host the money managers overseeing more than $1 trillion in capital.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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Ride the iconic Star Ferry across Victoria Harbour for panoramic views of its soaring skyline, or ascend to Victoria Peak for glorious sunsets.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Bogotá’s secretary of government stated that the event’s private security measures were overwhelmed and clarified that investigations are underway to understand the full scope of what occurred, according to local paper El Tiempo.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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Metro and his co-producers nailed the full scope of the futuristic era, from the earworm melodies of neon synths and spooky keys with reverb to the subtleties of the pitter-pattering drum programming.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Best Time to Visit The best time to visit the north coast of the Dominican Republic is between December and April, when sunny skies and slightly cooler temperatures make for ideal beach weather.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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The sun’s path for northern hemisphere gardeners will trend farther south in the sky as summer slides into early autumn.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Aug. 2025
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That wasn't sustainable, and with apartment rents out of reach, Rabinovitz joined the growing population of older Americans unsure of where to lay their heads at night.—
Felice J. Freyer,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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Both have left the goal of inclusion further out of reach.—
Nadia Edwards-Dashti,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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To that point, Bataillon reasoned that an eligibility rule doesn’t fall within the ambit of Alston since the rule is not about compensation, let alone the type of compensation at issue in Alston.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 July 2025
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Those who would argue that this abuse of power constitutes a crime should remember that Trump and his team have avidly proclaimed that presidents must have immunity from criminal prosecution for acts within the broad ambit of executive power.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 July 2025
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Mountain ranges are large, immovable obstacles that alter air flow.—
Renée Rigdon,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Credit unions like ours are involved in a range of community development activities.—
Christine Blake,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Maladaptive daydreaming is a form of intense daydreaming characterized by the creation of unrealistic or fantastical situations, conversations, or stories in one’s own mind that are outside the realm of a person’s day-to-day life.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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Still, in the realm of your romantic partnerships, themes surrounding your independence and individuality (or lack thereof) could also come up for review.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Current offerings include Pride and Prejudice and The Wizard of Oz from the public domain, as well as licensed properties like The Crow from Pressman Films, titles from romance publisher 831 Stories, and science fiction from authors Alan Dean Foster, Ramez Naam, and Charles Stross.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The genre was originally the domain of intelligent social theorists, but the sheer success of its films eventually devolved into blockbusters that got dumber with each passing summer.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizon. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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