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horizon

noun

Definition of horizonnext
1
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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2
as in scope
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 That’s why Gillum suggests holding individual bonds whose maturity aligns with your investment horizon. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Its signature roughly 328-by-262-foot outdoor tank has a natural horizon, wave generators and a 394-foot green screen. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Astronomers first argued that little red dots were distant galaxies on the cosmic horizon, mainly because of their brightness. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 Instead of trying to perfectly time the announcement, consider how gold fits into your broader portfolio and investment horizon. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for horizon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizon
  1. skyline
  2. scope
  3. sky
  4. reach
  5. ambit
  6. range
  7. realm
  8. domain
Noun
  • The city of London is back in action, its famous gray clouds have returned to the city’s skyline for fall coinciding with the London Design Festival and London Fashion Week this month and Frieze Week in October.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Spider-Man swings across the skyline, saves the city and disappears before anyone can ask him to explain himself.
    — Nicole DuBois, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of skyline
Noun
  • Requiring clear and standardized reporting on how 340B savings are deployed and properly defining the program scope can return the program to its original goal of supporting vulnerable patients rather than hospital bottom lines.
    — Christina Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The coverage at the North Portico was scheduled to be open to pre-credentialed media, a wider scope of reporters and photographers than the White House press pool.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of scope
Noun
  • The drones etched across the sky images from the museum’s collection including Banksy’s Girl with Balloon, the Millennium Falcon, and a self-portrait of Frida Kahlo.
    — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Backyard was packed two hours ahead of game time, and the overcast skies made for a more bearable pregame atmosphere.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of sky
Noun
  • Lawrence describes earning potential for college athletes as a combination of two factors—athletic ability and social media reach.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Senate is more of a reach and would require Democrats to net four seats, including multiple on historically Republican terrain, but the war in Iran is raising GOP concern that even red states such as Kansas are newly in play.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of reach
Noun
  • Highlights of Daniels excelling for the Tigers in big games might be considered within the ambit of newsworthiness and defeat a right-of-publicity claim.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Will some of our operations fall within the sanctions’ ambit?
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026
Definition of ambit
Noun
  • The equipment changes add to a range of efforts Peloton is making to boost its business.
    — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Soon Ponant will also deploy the RESQ Robot, a device inspired by sea turtles that’s engineered for close-range, low-impact recording of marine fauna.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of range
Noun
  • In 1986, that was totally out of the realm of our understanding.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Other languages The vast size of the Roman realm meant that many languages besides Latin and Greek were spoken there.
    — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of realm
Noun
  • That combination of domain mastery, systems fluency and outcome ownership is genuinely rare.
    — Ali Alkhafaji, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • GoDaddy — The Internet domain registry jumped roughly 3% after The Financial Times reported that Gen Digital made a takeover offer for GoDaddy.
    — Michelle Fox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of domain

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“Horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizon. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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