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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
This time, John (Gerard Butler), Allison (Morena Baccarin), and their teen son, Nathan (Roman Griffin Davis), flee their protective bunker for brighter horizons amid atmospheric horrors and a hail of fiery meteors.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Wider horizons beckon as the emotional Moon lights up your 9th House of Adventure, stirring a desire to broaden your view through meaningful study and conversation.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
Huang framed Rubin as a direct response to the explosive growth in AI workloads, particularly large-scale training and long-horizon reasoning tasks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
But first and foremost, some good rest and looking into new horizons.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Wider horizons beckon as the emotional Moon lights up your 9th House of Adventure, stirring a desire to broaden your view through meaningful study and conversation.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
Huang framed Rubin as a direct response to the explosive growth in AI workloads, particularly large-scale training and long-horizon reasoning tasks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
But first and foremost, some good rest and looking into new horizons.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizon
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Beyond the foyer, the great room has heart-skipping panoramic vistas of Kings County, the Manhattan skyline, and beyond.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
10 Jan. 2026
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Many rooms have incredible views of the Midtown skyline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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Top Republicans who attended the classified briefing rallied to the president’s defense while Democrats questioned the scope of the operation and pushed to halt further military action.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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Homegrown Indian brands, such as Bombay Perfumery and Forest Essentials, are in the scopes of beauty experts.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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In witness footage shared by the police, the paraglider is seen falling from the sky with a faulty parachute and spiraling quickly towards the waters below, before smashing into the ocean in front of horrified beachgoers.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Tuesday brings mostly sunny skies to partly cloudy skies and milder weather to the Philadelphia region, with highs in the mid to upper 40s.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Its reach spans from floor level to two meters high.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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For years, residents living amid the tracts of suburban sprawl and bucolic farmland along Santa Clara County’s southern reaches often traveled upwards of an hour by car to seek cardiac care in San Jose.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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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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The band had a range of influences, from blues and psychedelia, to country, folk and blues.—
Adam Levine,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Carolina's last attempt to move into field-goal range ended when Jimmy Horn dropped a fourth down pass from Young.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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This annual showcase is tied to Rolling Stone‘s annual Future of Music issue, our look at what’s new and what’s next in all realms of music.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
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Miller is now acting as an accelerant for the president’s most incendiary impulses and shaping the lives of individual Americans in nearly every realm.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Similar to other great powers, the United States has long looked at its near-abroad at its exclusive domain, where the influence of geopolitical competitors must be constrained to the maximum extent possible.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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In late 2025, a member of Khan's campaign team bought the domain name for Logsdon's website, following a lapse in her campaign's payments for the domain.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizon. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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