horizon

Definition of horizonnext
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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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Recent Examples of horizon The historic roadside stand overlooks nearly 180-degree views of the Pacific, especially at sunset when the cliffs and Catalina horizon turn cinematic. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 13 May 2026 Hatchling sea turtles use the bright sea horizon to find the ocean. Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026 The 8%-lit waning crescent moon will sit low on the eastern horizon as dawn's glow creeps into the sky. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 12 May 2026 The group is now looking to raise more funds in Europe and has irons in the fire with a several potential European investors, with next goals on its horizon including expanding into Poland and Spain. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for horizon
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Noun
  • Covering not just movies and television but also theater and cabaret, Reed, a Southerner who seemed as much a part of Manhattan as the skyline, lorded over the arts with a homogenizing mainstream peremptoriness.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Retractable glass walls open completely to sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco skyline, and the surrounding bay, while expansive terraces blur the line between indoor and outdoor living.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • The plans, however, were complicated by the project’s ambitious scope.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • Previously, when Artemis III was conceived as a moon landing test, the mission was expected to last three to four weeks, according to the European Space Agency, but that timeline doesn’t necessarily apply to the new scope.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • At the top of the food chain, the bald eagle dominates in the sky alone with its impressive wingspan and sharp talons.
    Sarah Raza, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
  • The rooms The property is divided into two towers that are connected by a sky bridge.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • There is, of course, the ever-tightening constraints of the international publishing market that limit the reach of any book not either a) originally published in English or b) published in a country with the money to ensure its translation and distribution into English.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • That reunion now seems out of reach, with Pras having begun a 14-year federal prison sentence after his conviction for conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws.
    Steve Appleford, SPIN, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Analysts have repeatedly warned that if the war drags on and supply chains are disrupted for long enough, prices for gas and a range of other goods could continue to climb.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • Food and drink The breakfast buffet offers a regularly replenished range of fresh fruit, yogurt, breads, pastries, and juices.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Where Soap was straightforwardly in the realm of sitcom—leaning toward broad humor, underlined stylistically by the presence of a laugh track—Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman knew just how to strike that sweet spot between screw-loose absurdity and genuine pathos.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Look for in-place federation that queries domain systems where the data lives, persistent cross-domain state and discovery that recognizes when signals from different domains belong to the same event.
    Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • And to be clear, funding health care and nutrition assistance is explicitly the domain of the state and federal governments.
    Monica Montgomery Steppe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026

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“Horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizon. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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