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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Relevance

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 Rather than focusing on the mom's faculties, the advisor asked how each family member viewed success across different time horizons. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 Paramount employees fervently hope Ellison’s talk of a wholesale exit from Cali, including the studio operations, over a five-year time horizon is just saber rattling. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 It was measured by analyzing total capital raised across one-, five-, and ten-year horizons complemented by fundraising momentum indicators to assess both the scale and trajectory of each firm’s fundraising activity. — Time Staff, Time, 18 Aug. 2026 The Sturgeon Moon will rise over the eastern horizon at sunset the evening of August 27. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for horizon

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Noun

Its skyline is dominated by towering smokestacks, hulking arrays of metal tubes and bright flames erupting from flares at petrochemical plants in the global plastics supply chain.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
The latest clip is a very high-quality piece of footage shot from an airplane, showing the Vice City skyline at night.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of skyline

Noun

Negotiate the timeline, clarify the scope, and put the agreement in friendly writing.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
The claim was allowed to stand because it was filed in a civil action outside the scope of church control, meaning that the abstention doctrine did not apply, the appeals court justices wrote.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of scope

Noun

The site, built in the 1950s as part of an early-warning network against a potential Soviet attack, now monitors the skies off Alaska’s coast in the direction of Russia, North Korea and China.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
As the weather begins to cool and the corn stalks reach for the sky, farms begin planning for their annual corn maze adventures.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of sky

Noun

The severe sleep apnea diagnosis that helps establish his medical need is also what excludes him from the discount program that would bring the cost within his reach.

— Jackie Fortiér, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon join the ranks of iconic observatories like the Hubble and James Webb telescopes – plumbing the far reaches of the cosmos to answer some of life's greatest mysteries.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of reach

Noun

Beyond the seating area is the hotel shop with a vibrant range of pottery to drool over.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
That, in turn, makes less ground transport available, increasing the cost of shipping overland and raising the price on a wide range of goods that never even transited the canal.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of range

Noun

The quarterback struggles in camp bring into the realm of possibility Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan seeking an outside backup option off the waiver wire following roster cuts if Ewers doesn’t show rapid improvement.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Extended to the realm of foreign policy, this reimagination of the foundations of Western civilization demands a new and distinct grand strategy.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of realm

Noun

Understand The Buyer’s Business Case A premium domain’s value usually depends on the buyer’s business case, not the seller’s personal attachment.

— Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Proprietary data, application layer, domain fine tuning, agent frameworks and rigorous evaluation harnesses outlast any base model advantage.

— Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

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