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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 horizon
Look for the January full moon to rise from the eastern horizon around sunset, according to NASA.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Cancer, adventure and excitement are on your horizon, so update your passport before booking the next trip abroad.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
But partway through that practice, winds came through and new smoke appeared on the mountain horizon as news broke of the new Kenneth Fire in West Hills.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The Sky Axe may have spoken, to those who knew its origins, of distant horizons; and now, thanks to the young woman who found it, the skies of the American Midwest are part of its story, too.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Cancer, adventure and excitement are on your horizon, so update your passport before booking the next trip abroad.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
But partway through that practice, winds came through and new smoke appeared on the mountain horizon as news broke of the new Kenneth Fire in West Hills.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The Sky Axe may have spoken, to those who knew its origins, of distant horizons; and now, thanks to the young woman who found it, the skies of the American Midwest are part of its story, too.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizon
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The bottom line: The search process may have been doomed from the start, when the Houston skyline was pictured on the hiring brochure.Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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Kansas City gave the green light to a plan for a new luxury tower that will be seen in the skyline, but not without pause.Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
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The potential societal downsides of this could be considerable, and those implications extend far beyond the scope of this article.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Just compensate for my skill set within the scope of the business, understanding all the young guys have got to get paid.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the azure sky and gleaming sun that are hallmarks of Los Angeles, California, were rapidly replaced by thick grey smoke swelling upwards from fast-moving fire within Pacific Palisades.Kristin Jenny, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
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His collage-like editing, which emphasizes nature (trees, skies, seas, animals) along with drama, places actors in the context of a world rather than centering his cinematic world on acting.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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At least in theory, however, the social media giant could establish partnerships with hosting companies outside the U.S., putting them out of reach of U.S. enforcement, the experts added.Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Paying back Stephen’s retirement account seems out of reach.ProPublica, ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
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If references and conversations about technology were, until a few years ago, considered either nerdy or relevant only to those who worked within its ambit, nothing currently could be further from the truth.Nitin Rakesh, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The memorandum does not even specify which government programs will fall under its ambit.Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The partnership introduces a premium, golf-centric experience in a much different environment from the traditional boutique fittings that are conducted on the range at golf facilities, at specialty club-fitters, or in select golf retail outlets.Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Atypical antipsychotics – medication used to treat a range of psychiatric disorders – are often used to treat psychosis in Alzheimer’s patients even though they are not approved for that purpose.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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With Eraserhead, Elephant Man and Dune to his credit, Mr. Lynch had already established his beachhead inside the realm of the bizarre, but this latest venture takes him a lot further.Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
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While Chile’s extreme south draws visitors thanks to pristine parks like Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins, Puerto Varas serves as a shining example of central Chile’s prowess within the realm of tourism.Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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In September, OpenAI's o1 model became the first AI system to surpass the scores of human domain experts.Garrison Lovely, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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This approach can help shed technical debt and create asset management simplicity, from security domains down to security controls.Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizon. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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