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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
What excites me most about the future of rocketry is the expanding horizon of both performance and application.
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Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
For someone in their 50s or 60s, the allocation decision should reflect both the time horizon until withdrawals and the role this Roth money plays within the broader portfolio.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
VCs are used to working on years-long horizons, while antsy retail investors were already panicking on Reddit about losing $1,000 in just a few days.
—Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
But there are also surreal, haunting touches – a pair of boots nailed to a tree; a dead man's return; a hellish horizon in flames – that show the past's grip on the imagination.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
For someone in their 50s or 60s, the allocation decision should reflect both the time horizon until withdrawals and the role this Roth money plays within the broader portfolio.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
VCs are used to working on years-long horizons, while antsy retail investors were already panicking on Reddit about losing $1,000 in just a few days.
—Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
But there are also surreal, haunting touches – a pair of boots nailed to a tree; a dead man's return; a hellish horizon in flames – that show the past's grip on the imagination.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for horizon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizon
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Illuminated against Austin’s panoramic skyline at Auditorium Shores, Christina Aguilera greeted the Sips & Sounds spectators in a plunging red latex bodysuit, matching elbow gloves and thigh-high black boots.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Michigan City’s 11th Street Station is part of a giant complex that Flaherty & Collins is building to include commercial space on the ground floor and residential space above, reshaping the city’s skyline.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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In court records reported by NBC and News 12, his attorneys argued that the footage is not of public concern and would be an invasion of privacy as the video is outside the scope of his arrest.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, members of Blackpink have helped expand K-pop’s scope, projecting Korea’s already glittering brand onto Paris runways, acting as brand ambassadors for Chanel and Dior and helping K-pop evolve in the American imagination from a niche boy-band phenomenon into a broader cultural engine.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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One night in early March, an Iranian writer and dissident climbed to the roof of his apartment building, in Tehran, to marvel at a towering inferno that had blanketed the sky in smoke.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Winds will be light out of the south, between 5 and 8 mph, under clear skies.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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The home opener witnessed his third home run in the first three games of the season, the coveted souvenir landing achingly out of our reach in the left field stands.—
Raymond Daniel Burke,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Mar. 2026
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These partners bring deep ties to pharmacies and physicians across the country, improving the drugmaker’s reach.—
Priyanka Salve,Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 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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Their extended range enables comprehensive mapping of vast territories, tracking snow levels to predict floods or hydroelectric output, and keeping a watchful eye on natural hazards such as landslides and avalanches.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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There was a slight range of ages, though most guests during my stay were in their 50s and up, making for a relaxed atmosphere.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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In their own realms, General Relativity and the Standard Model can each lay claim to be the most successful physics theory of all-time.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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However, this apprehension is balanced by an awareness that the internet could bring practical benefits, including those in the realms of commerce, medicine and education.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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Robotic system While robotic assistance has existed in other fields, the complexity of the brain’s vascular highway had long remained a domain of humans.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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If the website address is not an official Google domain, do not trust it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizon. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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