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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
Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Sagittarius, wide horizons call for play.
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Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
November 22 – December 21 Sagittarius, wide horizons call for play.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026
In practice, two distinct horizons require different responses.
—Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
And happiness, for Butler, has come from expanding his horizons.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
Flavor Profiles Yaupon's taste provides further impetus to expand your horizons.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
For years, leadership teams could operate within planning horizons long enough to execute against with confidence.
—Carolyn Dewar, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Easily reached by boat or car, its sheer scale allows plenty of space to spread out — ideal for a relaxed, crowd-free eclipse watch with clear horizons toward the setting sun.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 June 2026
As traditional Western markets fluctuate, brands are also looking toward new horizons.
—Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
November 22 – December 21 Sagittarius, wide horizons call for play.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026
In practice, two distinct horizons require different responses.
—Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
And happiness, for Butler, has come from expanding his horizons.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
Flavor Profiles Yaupon's taste provides further impetus to expand your horizons.
—Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
For years, leadership teams could operate within planning horizons long enough to execute against with confidence.
—Carolyn Dewar, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Easily reached by boat or car, its sheer scale allows plenty of space to spread out — ideal for a relaxed, crowd-free eclipse watch with clear horizons toward the setting sun.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 June 2026
As traditional Western markets fluctuate, brands are also looking toward new horizons.
—Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizons
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The rest of the week is expected to be clear skies and sunshine.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
8 June 2026
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On this record-setting flight, the aircraft took passengers, including Bombardier president and CEO Éric Martel, to the F1 Grand Prix in Monaco, demonstrating the ability to travel from city to city faster than any other business jet in the skies.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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The platform uses a standardized battery enclosure capable of housing either lithium-ion or sodium-ion cells without changing the pack’s physical dimensions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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Falling Prices Can Mean Falling Incomes One of the most important dimensions of AI’s economic impact may involve what happens to measured output when technology causes prices to fall.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The structural integrity of section 325 was in question as the roar of the crowd caused the upper reaches of the arena to literally start rumbling.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Hurricanes and other major weather events On Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center was tracking a disturbance with low 10% development odds in the southern reaches of the Gulf’s Bay of Campeche.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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Permissions are increasingly derived at runtime from natural-language intent in ways that OAuth scopes were never designed to govern.—
Harsh Singhal,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Federal prosecutors allege that Ross and Rhodes concealed their fraud scheme by submitting false documents to CHA, including proposals, scopes of work and invoices.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Price per vial ranges from $9,000 to $14,000, but insurance nearly always covers antivenom and snake bite care.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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That model could then be used to identify a set of exact values (within the ranges used in the simulations) for all the parameters that would result in the lowest error.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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But, unlike armies of antiquity, modern armies depend on an extraordinarily complex web of fuel, ammunition, spare parts, maintenance crews, communications, transport, and increasingly autonomous systems operating across multiple domains simultaneously.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 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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In our increasingly fragmented media environment, sports remains one of the last realms in which massive global audiences gather together in real time.—
Sam Jacobs,
Time,
9 June 2026
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The roughly $850 million project covers both the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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“Horizons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizons. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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