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 China doesn’t operate on a 50 to 100 year corporate horizon, but rather on a string of five-year plans. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 The $50 trillion industrial AI opportunity that capital markets are chasing will take longer to play out than anyone wants to admit, and many companies designed for sweeping transformation will struggle to reach that horizon. — Amit Chaturvedy, Fortune, 8 July 2026 For the best view of Manhattanhenge, head to one of Manhattan’s wide east-west streets that has an unobstructed view of the New Jersey horizon. — Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 7 July 2026 Mercury’s no longer available in the evening, and Jupiter’s barely visible early this month, slipping below the west-northwest horizon no later than an hour after sunset. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for horizon

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Noun

One of the key features is the dramatic spiral roof, which takes cues from an unfurled Chinese folding fan, a space that is accessible to visitors and serves as an observation deck overlooking the Huangpu River and the city's skyline.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
This year's event marked the 50th anniversary of Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks, which illuminated New York City's skyline with the nation's largest Independence Day celebration.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Definition of skyline

Noun

Robb declined to comment beyond confirming his scope and dates of work for the mayor and Lineage.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
This leaves little scope for a winger of Garnacho’s type with Chelsea already moving for suitable wing backs in the summer transfer window.

— Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of scope

Noun

The data the probe is collecting at the farthest reaches of our solar system is the first of its kind.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026
After Hernández made it to third on a sacrifice bunt by Tommy Edman, Dalton got the end of his bat on a changeup and sent it up the middle, just out of reach of a diving Julien.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of reach

Noun

Acuf was happy with the win but unsatisfied with his performance after going 6 of 20 from the field and 3 of 9 from 3-point range with four turnovers.

— Jason Anderson July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
In addition to spacious living and dining rooms, there are a semicircular media lounge, a family room, and a 35-foot-long eat-in kitchen with two ranges, two sinks, and two refrigerators.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 July 2026

Definition of range

Noun

The court also limited its ruling to the realm of sports, leaving for another day fights over bathroom and locker room access for trans students.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Sporting nirvana When Fernández’s header hit the net nearly 10 minutes later, those Argentines ascended into a realm of sporting nirvana that might come along once or twice in a lifetime.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Definition of realm

Noun

Kinaxis wants to be responsible for the outcomes and maintenance of these composable solutions by deploying teams that provide customers with domain, industry, and technical expertise, depending on the stage of the journey.

— Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
If that happens, future AI systems could span multiple racks while behaving as a single computing domain, connected via a mix of electrical, optical, and perhaps other emerging technologies.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2026

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