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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
Open landscapes in Castilla y León — around León, Burgos and Palencia — are expected to be popular for their clearer western horizons and slightly higher sun.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
Digital microscopy opens new horizons for fields such as micropaleontology to explore the biodiversity of the planet.
—Ingrid C. Romero, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
Although a firm schedule remains under wraps, the expansion is designed to satisfy a growing need for orbital research and broaden horizons for global partnerships.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
This is a month to expand your horizons in the most literal sense, soaking up new places, new knowledge, and new ways of thinking about what's possible for you.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Dreaming of expanding your horizons?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Like any Texas highway, the monotonous stretches of Interstate 35 are defined by flat horizons, gas stations, billboards, and small towns that quickly blur together.
—Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the next four weeks promise opportunities to travel and broaden your horizons!
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Sentences contain particles of meaning that resist being pinned down and measured, instead combining and transforming into mysterious waves of story that take us beyond the limits of our own horizons.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
Digital microscopy opens new horizons for fields such as micropaleontology to explore the biodiversity of the planet.
—Ingrid C. Romero, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
Although a firm schedule remains under wraps, the expansion is designed to satisfy a growing need for orbital research and broaden horizons for global partnerships.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
This is a month to expand your horizons in the most literal sense, soaking up new places, new knowledge, and new ways of thinking about what's possible for you.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Dreaming of expanding your horizons?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Like any Texas highway, the monotonous stretches of Interstate 35 are defined by flat horizons, gas stations, billboards, and small towns that quickly blur together.
—Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the next four weeks promise opportunities to travel and broaden your horizons!
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Sentences contain particles of meaning that resist being pinned down and measured, instead combining and transforming into mysterious waves of story that take us beyond the limits of our own horizons.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizons
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In the clip, Lu jokingly recalled being asked to pay $60 to check a backpack that just barely exceeded Spirit’s extremely exacting carry-on dimensions.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2026
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Even in subpar seasons, the Red Sox are a doubles machine because of Fenway’s dimensions.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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Additional showers are possible Thursday, especially earlier in the day, with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the mid-60s.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2026
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a significant source of airborne microplastics and nanoplastics, but there are many other places where tiny plastic particles can be whipped up into the skies, including from landfills, roadside litter and car tires.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Although hantavirus cases once were limited to the southern reaches of Patagonia, now 83% of cases are found in Argentina’s far north, according to the Health Ministry.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Beyond the reaches of Neptune, the outskirts of our solar system are teeming with thousands of icy celestial bodies like Pluto.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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During their recent visit, the three docents set up scopes to zoom in on the nest.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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The Orion Nebula, a showpiece easily visible in small scopes or binoculars below Orion’s Belt, is a bright eyepiece-filling gem.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, keep in mind that tipping ranges vary by area, so an acceptable gratuity for a small delivery to an easily accessible location in the suburbs will likely differ from a more complex delivery to a location in New York City, Leighton notes.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 May 2026
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Weekly well-being programming ranges from sunrise yoga and sound healing to paddleboarding and Aqua Fit.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
4 May 2026
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Those domains certainly could include baseball diamonds, basketball courts and gridirons.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The experience could drive Russian leaders to look to the space or cyber domains to find an edge.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Anzac Day is a public holiday in both Australia and New Zealand, two Commonwealth realms where King Charles is head of state.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Horizons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizons. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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