Thesaurus results for HORIZON

horizon

noun

Definition of horizon

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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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 Meanwhile, our skywatching writer Anthony Wood is joining the DEB initiative in Valoria la Buena, Spain, where the eclipsed sun will hang low above the western horizon shortly before sunset. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Grantham’s own framing reaches for an even longer horizon, tying market excess to demographic collapse and resource scarcity. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 The newspaper photographers lay on the lawn with their cameras twinkling under the stadium lights, the musicians tuned their instruments, while farther away the uneven horizon of the city described a wide semicircle. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 The model's capabilities also include coding, real-life work, research, long-horizon tasks and visual intelligence. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for horizon

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Noun

The upper floors and sculpture terraces are also connected by a series of exterior staircases, with great views of the downtown skyline, and a rare opportunity to experience art en plein aire.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Jean Nouvel’s modern architectural masterpiece boasts a variety of dining experiences with spectacular views of the sea and the Abu Dhabi skyline.

— Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of skyline

Noun

The potential order is expected to focus on the childhood vaccine schedule and autism research, though the scope and timing of the action have yet to be finalized and could still change.

— Adam Cancryn, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The designers also expanded the show’s scope far beyond New Mexico, using the Canary Islands, Albuquerque backlots and elaborate builds to stand in for locations ranging from Peru to Morocco.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of scope

Noun

That’s because even if the tiniest sliver of the sun remains visible, the landscape stays surprisingly bright, the sky never falls into twilight, and the sun’s spectacular corona remains hidden.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Its spirit is fueled by the stunning beauty of places like Yellowstone National Park, wide-open skies, endless horizons, and a frontier spirit that’s been alive for centuries.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of sky

Noun

Digital access can extend the reach further, and virtual tours, online exhibitions, and searchable databases can even substitute for physical access when handling fragile objects would put them at risk.

— Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Older halogen setups, particularly the reflector housings common through the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, produced a comparatively soft, warm beam with limited reach.

— Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of reach

Noun

Russia has fired the Oreshnik missile, an intermediate-range hypersonic weapon, on a handful of occasions against Ukraine in strikes viewed as signalling Moscow’s willingness to escalate.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Instead, music supervisor Thomas Golubić assembled a range of possible tracks and let the sequence reveal itself in the edit.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of range

Noun

While the mind operates in the realm of thoughts and the heart operates in the realm of feelings, the soul operates in the realm of pure being.

— Dr. Shiny Burcu Unsal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
That’s perhaps not much comfort to the Philippines and other rival claimants to the South China Sea who are on the receiving end of Chinese hard power — in a world where, increasingly, in both the physical and digital realms, might makes right.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of realm

Noun

This is precisely the domain of litigation public relations—a discipline that rarely attracts public attention, yet increasingly shapes the outcome of corporate conflicts.

— Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
In one scenario, Irregular also gave the models a fictional target company whose name unintentionally matched the domain of a real website.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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