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 The line as verb replaces the orthogonal, producing—in relation to a succession of horizons—multiple centers. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 Just two days earlier, the company unveiled its Autopilot platform and long-horizon AgentEngineer systems, which can plan and execute multi-step engineering workflows. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 Google promises similar power across a range of long-horizon tasks, pointing to Argon’s industry-leading score in the economic analysis Vals Index test. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 Also on Rhode’s horizon is Bieber’s annual birthday collection. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for horizon

Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizon

Noun

After that, visitors file out and gain even more virtual altitude, boarding a dirigible that skims an ancient version of the skyline.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
On Roosevelt Avenue, players can look up at the Chicago skyline while going through drills.

— Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of skyline

Noun

Shawn and his father found the man on the easternmost coast of their island shortly after dusk, when the sky was drained of almost all its orange light and the waves had grown dark, topped with an eerie froth.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
The architecture promotes an indoor-outdoor feel, allowing in views of sea, sky, and desert while excluding distractions.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of sky

Noun

His goal is to significantly expand the reach of the brand by growing lifestyle offerings, footwear to be worn off the course and womenswear.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Three consecutive three-and-outs by the Tigers defense helped LSU put the game out of reach early in the second quarter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of reach

Noun

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
Will some of our operations fall within the sanctions’ ambit?

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026

Definition of ambit

Noun

The role required Cruise to transform with prosthetics (including a fat suit and thinning white hair) and a put-on Southern accent, but, mostly, the absurdist satire demanded his full acting range.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
The exact current values are obscured because federal filings use broad ranges and exclude subsequent market moves.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of range

Noun

But surprisingly large realms of online speech remained wide open.

— Howard W. French, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Getty Images Meta’s new artificial intelligence agent Muse promises to make everything from booking appointments to building playlists easier, but its rollout of agentic shopping, in particular, has the tech and retail realms buzzing.

— Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of realm

Noun

Both execs are well-liked and respected, and both boast tremendous domains, consisting of both studios and networks.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
The film has been in the public domain since its original release due to an error by its original distributor.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of domain

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