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 Those horizons often look identical at entry and very different by year three. — Abdulrahman Hammad, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Its spirit is fueled by the stunning beauty of places like Yellowstone National Park, wide-open skies, endless horizons, and a frontier spirit that’s been alive for centuries. — Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026 Where Newcastle are concerned, Saudi Arabia’s infinite horizons appear a little narrower these days. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 The full moon will push you to explore horizons beyond your wildest dreams, says Thomas. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Galileo opens new horizons, while mercantilism lays the foundations of capitalism. — Ed Meza, Variety, 28 July 2026 The ground is shifting beneath the feet of Europeans, and their horizons are being transformed. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 Yet the mental horizons of Maucci and his associates were wider and more mobile than those of the big shots, small-time lawyers, and clerics who’d remained to vegetate in their old Lunigiana. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizons
  1. skies
  2. dimensions
  3. reaches
  4. scopes
  5. ranges
  6. domains
  7. realms
Noun
  • The team was also able to deploy an additional set of light sensors on an aircraft that flew in Vermont, where the skies were clearer.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Under dark skies, expect 60 to 100 meteors per hour, including bright fireballs.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of skies
Noun
  • Inside, the shades express two distinct but equally real dimensions of femininity.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Another hint at the shrinking vertical dimensions of this laptop design is the flat-key keyboard.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dimensions
Noun
  • Confident snorkelers should head to Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve, which occupies the northern reaches of Ambergris Caye near the Belize–Mexico border.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Climbing out of the northern reaches of Los Angeles County near Castaic, Calif.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 31 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
  • Sell the position through concise job descriptions, transparent salary ranges, and highlighting small business advantages like flexibility and impact.
    — Rob Falzon, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The ages of those who have fallen ill ranges from 1 to 98 years old, the data shows.
    — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of ranges
Noun
  • Citation analysis identifies the domains and exact URLs influencing those answers, helping teams see whether their own pages, publishers or other third-party sources shape the response.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Matt is Chief Revenue Officer at Identity Digital, a global leader in next-generation top-level domains and digital identity.
    — Matt Overman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of domains
Noun
  • That’s perhaps not much comfort to the Philippines and other rival claimants to the South China Sea who are on the receiving end of Chinese hard power — in a world where, increasingly, in both the physical and digital realms, might makes right.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • To map out these heavenly realms takes a certain amount of ego and pollyannaism otherwise absent from Reilly’s worldview.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Definition of realms

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