Thesaurus results for HORIZONS

horizons

noun

plural of horizon

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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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 The new arts center is also helping the district broaden its cultural horizons, according to Maria Macias, whose Mexican folklore dancing classes will benefit from it. — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 The hope is that younger people will see the film, learn, and expand their horizons. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026 Although short-term volatility may be unsettling, investors with time horizons measured in years should be well-positioned to ride out the rough patches that inevitably occur along the way. — Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 And while Joanne is busy with all these parts of her new life, Morgan finds her own professional horizons also increasing. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026 Men split evenly between local-only political ambitions and broader horizons. — Emma Schroeder, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 Chips are products of an organizational culture—both within companies and between them—that encourages people to look beyond their own personal horizons. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Speculators may play an important role in markets by contributing to liquidity, but success is measured over shorter time horizons and requires sophisticated risk management. — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 Los Lances and Valdevaqueros offer wide horizons and plenty of open space. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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Noun

From there, reports of threats in the skies over Europe arrived at dizzying pace, triggering searches by cabin crews and then again by airport security once on the ground.

— Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Inland, Sidi Bouzid offers about 5 minutes, 33 seconds beneath typically dry skies, while the spectacular Roman amphitheater at El Jem gets 4 minutes, 23 seconds.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of skies

Noun

The company has not yet published AIR’s overall dimensions, weight, reach, battery capacity, or maximum payload.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
But any reading of realism that does not consider the moral dimensions of Morgenthau’s theory is both mistaken and dangerous.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of dimensions

Noun

Throughout the recording, Taylor makes dramatic leaps from grumbling rhythms in his piano’s lower register and dizzying runs in its upper reaches.

— Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
In Los Angeles County, the operation to deliver ballots to the processing center involves eight helicopters flying in ballots from Lancaster, Palmdale, Catalina and other far reaches of the county.

— Data, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of reaches

Noun

Check our deals page regularly to get scopes on scores in tools, accessories, and all things automotive adjacent.

— Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 29 Oct. 2026
Confining Employees To Rigid Roles As a business grows, team members with rigid, constrained scopes may stop working or supporting others outside their existing scope.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of scopes

Noun

Limiting the spending ranges of teams should make the league inherently more fair, according to MLB executives.

— Alex Sherman, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
The trials focused on evaluating the ASGARD system’s capabilities against different types of unmanned aerial threats at short and medium ranges.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of ranges

Noun

Oxygen helps stabilize tiny zirconia domains In the zirconia study, researchers found regions smaller than one square nanometer in which electrical polarization pointed in a consistent direction.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Enterprise environments span multiple technology domains and providers.

— Dilip Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of domains

Noun

As the show and the character grew in popularity, the choice was made to take the Crypt Keeper out of the Crypt and into the many realms of Kassir’s talents.

— Chaz Kangas, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Harris was looking this summer for potential outside-the-box names to help with Terroir, and Chun suggested Jean-Pierre, aware of her connections and interest in new realms.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026

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