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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
Conversations open horizons as an emotional Moon moves through your 3rd House of Communication, meeting surprising Uranus in your 9th House of Higher Learning.
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 30 May 2026
To deepen connections, broaden horizons and inspire a sense of discovery.
—Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Below, an InStyle editor shares the best colognes worth expanding your fragrance horizons for.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 28 May 2026
Responsibility is spread across communications, legal, compliance, HR, government affairs, and security, each operating with different incentives and time horizons.
—Jonathan Jordan, Fortune, 27 May 2026
With minimal humidity, near-perfect clear-sky frequency and vast empty horizons, Namibia offers the kind of slow, immersive darkness that makes dusking feel less like a trend and more like a return to something ancient.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Despite these vastly divergent horizons, fly fishing and watchmaking emerge as parallel arts in Cerrato’s evocations.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Do something to broaden your horizons through study, exploring new and unfamiliar experiences or meeting people from different backgrounds.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
At long last, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater can relax and look toward new horizons.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 30 May 2026
To deepen connections, broaden horizons and inspire a sense of discovery.
—Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Below, an InStyle editor shares the best colognes worth expanding your fragrance horizons for.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 28 May 2026
Responsibility is spread across communications, legal, compliance, HR, government affairs, and security, each operating with different incentives and time horizons.
—Jonathan Jordan, Fortune, 27 May 2026
With minimal humidity, near-perfect clear-sky frequency and vast empty horizons, Namibia offers the kind of slow, immersive darkness that makes dusking feel less like a trend and more like a return to something ancient.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Despite these vastly divergent horizons, fly fishing and watchmaking emerge as parallel arts in Cerrato’s evocations.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Do something to broaden your horizons through study, exploring new and unfamiliar experiences or meeting people from different backgrounds.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
At long last, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater can relax and look toward new horizons.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizons
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By greatly expanding the dimensions of his images, with their muted palettes, tight cropping, found symmetries, and laconic wit, had the maestro of the photographic epigram betrayed his subtractive aesthetic?—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The flag, which is roughly the dimensions of a football field, has been previously used for celebrations at Indianapolis Colts and Las Vegas Raiders football games.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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When a mysterious Signal begins pulsing out near Pluto, the world goes still, leaving the skies open for what is believed to be first contact with extraterrestrials.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Before the camp, however, as the families were waiting for the Charlotte skies to clear, Young sat down briefly with The Charlotte Observer.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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The work always started overnight, and the high reaches and lifts stayed up through the morning, even as guests entered the park.—
Megan duBois,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The bureau found a trend of growth in the furthest reaches of the county.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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Specify in scopes of work and editorial guidelines that detector scores are advisory, not pass/fail metrics.—
Uri Samet,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The defense argued the searches were outside the scopes of the various search policies and police were illegally looking for incriminating evidence rather than performing legitimate safety or inventory searches.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Reports have revealed that the S2087 is a proven, high‑performance towed array sonar designed to detect and track quiet submarines over long ranges in complex littoral and open‑ocean environments.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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Congressional candidates are required to report their assets only in broad ranges.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Yet that’s exactly what happens when leaders default to protecting their own domains.—
Adrienne Down Coulson,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Navigation, connectivity, autonomy, airspace management and advanced performance technologies now shape outcomes across the civil and defense domains alike.—
Greg Ombach,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Most of the month encourages you to rest, reflect and process what has been going on behind the scenes, especially since Cancer season brings focus to your (12th house) private life and subconscious realms.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Some of these approaches require meticulous scholarship and technical proficiency; others, an attunement to the invisible realms of feeling and folklore.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Horizons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizons. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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