as in flat
parallel to the ground
She reclined the chair to a horizontal position. The line on the graph was nearly horizontal, indicating little growth over the fiscal year.
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Recent Examples of horizontal
The horizontal distance between them in the photos remains unknown.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
That omission could be a deal-breaker for users who rely heavily on horizontal navigation in spreadsheets or editing timelines.
—PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
This leads to a natural inference: even the hyperscale horizontal players — the Microsofts and Amazons — and the application developers — the Salesforces and Palantirs of the world — need specialized collaborators in finance.
—Dr. Vinay Nair, Founder and Ceo Of Tifin, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Once nesting along mountain cliffs along the western North American coast, cliff swallows accepted human offerings of horizontal overhangs, such as bridges, including over concrete highways, near fields and ponds.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
That omission could be a deal-breaker for users who rely heavily on horizontal navigation in spreadsheets or editing timelines.
—PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
This leads to a natural inference: even the hyperscale horizontal players — the Microsofts and Amazons — and the application developers — the Salesforces and Palantirs of the world — need specialized collaborators in finance.
—Dr. Vinay Nair, Founder and Ceo Of Tifin, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Once nesting along mountain cliffs along the western North American coast, cliff swallows accepted human offerings of horizontal overhangs, such as bridges, including over concrete highways, near fields and ponds.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizontal
flat
Adjective
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The potential impact on retirees’ finances comes from stock market returns that could be flat or negative while the cost of their living expenses rises due to inflation.—
Steve Vernon,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Markets and oil prices were flat in U.S. U.S. stocks hovered around the flatline Wednesday.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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“Horizontal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizontal. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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