horizons

noun

plural of horizon
1
as in skylines
the space surrounding the earth They saw some birds just on the horizon. The couple drove off towards the horizon.

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2
as in dimensions
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 horizons Reaching mainstream heights was once unthinkable for this radical, uncompromising act, but Paul sensed new horizons in the recording studio. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026 The four of them now plan in five-, seven-, and 10-year horizons. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Acadia National Park, Maine Acadia National Park combines relatively accessible dark skies with open coastal horizons facing the eclipse. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2026 Other horizons may carry no visible indication that something is afoul in the atmosphere — but that doesn’t necessarily mean the air is safe. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 This explains the difference between the actual movement of the faults and that suggested by the measurement of earthquakes, opening new horizons for marine geophysicists. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026 Zdena expands her horizons beyond the little town and may even find new happiness. — Carole Horst, Variety, 4 July 2026 For 250 years, American innovation has repeatedly expanded the nation’s horizons. — Adam Stone, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizons
  1. skies
  2. dimensions
  3. reaches
  4. scopes
  5. ranges
  6. domains
  7. realms
Noun
  • The eclipse will unfold during daylight hours across parts of the Northern Hemisphere before the new moon leaves behind the darkest skies possible for the Perseid peak later that night.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • In some respects, our skies have gotten cleaner in the past few decades; average levels of fine particulate matter have been cut nearly in half since 2000.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of skies
Noun
  • His alter-ego has figured out how to travel between dimensions by way of a large metal box.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2026
  • Soon enough, the episode becomes a fun excuse to see what the world of Family Guy and its quirky residents would be like in other dimensions.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Definition of dimensions
Noun
  • Yet, the company has spent years convincing audiences that the room is everything from a Greek island and gym-bro garage to the very furthest reaches of the cosmos.
    — Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • The destination is distinctive on its own, not far from the northern reaches of Chilean Patagonia and a site of UNESCO World Heritage churches built by Jesuit missionaries in the 18th century.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Definition of reaches
Noun
  • As marketing departments respond to these market changes, procurement executives’ scopes are evolving in parallel.
    — Michelle Douglas, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of scopes
Noun
  • Small drones used in swarms generally have much shorter ranges.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • Along with being for storage or warming food, Angelesco notes older gas ranges often put a broiler drawer in this spot.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 21 July 2026
Definition of ranges
Noun
  • For my prior in-depth analysis overall of harness engineering across all domains, see the link here.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Civilizational contacts between the two neighbors go back thousands of years and span several domains, including diplomacy, trade, security, and culture.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026
Definition of domains
Noun
  • Alt text and image description are not meant to close the book on the definitive, but to open it onto the vast realms of meaning-making.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • Ackman has become more ideological, expanding his crusades into cultural and academic realms.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of realms

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