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 The new arts center is also helping the district broaden its cultural horizons, according to Maria Macias, whose Mexican folklore dancing classes will benefit from it. — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 The time horizon in each of those categories is going to be different. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026 Short-term capital, raised on an impatient timetable, is financing a technological transition whose payoff runs on a multi-year horizon. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 At that point, though, neither cybernetics nor parapsychology was anywhere on my research horizon. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for horizon

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Noun

As light mist obscured the far-off Chicago skyline, only the faint sounds of metal cranes clanging and construction vehicles beeping in the distance broke up the quiet morning at Park 566 in South Shore.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
At Kite Beach, sunrise yoga sessions fill up fast, while the public running track buzzes with tourists and locals alike, and Zabeel Park hosts evening workouts beneath the skyline.

— Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of skyline

Noun

Paoletta said the Democratic congressman was wrongly characterizing the scope of the original, century-old construction plan, citing correspondence from long-ago officials.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Although exploiting these services could reveal a task’s flag, doing so was outside the authorized scope.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of scope

Noun

Video recorded by people inside their cars captured the terrifying moment the aircraft plunged from the sky, before striking near the roadway and exploding.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
The jet can be seen rapidly descending from the sky before crashing nose-first into the ground and immediately exploding into a massive fireball.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of sky

Noun

In practice, this might mean the kids know candy is in the house but stored out of reach in the kitchen cupboards.

— Bryn Beeder, The Conversation, 1 Nov. 2026
An offensive rebound — and an ensuing whistle in response to a reach-in by Payton Pritchard — answered that call.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of reach

Noun

The initiative would require an act of Congress, as the FCC’s ambit is limited to the public airwaves.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of ambit

Noun

Run by a Chilean nonprofit, Latinobarómetro measures views on a range of issues, including democracy, economy, security and immigration but also the influence of world powers like China and the United States.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
The rooms The 50 rooms and suites range in size from studios to two bedrooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of range

Noun

Across Connecticut well-wishers issued statements well out of the realm of any party politics, just two days before very significant midterm elections.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
ACOTARians couldn’t wait to get their hands on the newest installment of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series and return to the faerie realm of Prythian to catch up with the Archeron sisters.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

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