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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
And of course, Gomez had an impact on broadening Maniscalco’s culinary horizons.
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Like an old Western gunslinger, Costner has been counted out before — only to gallop back onto the screen, battered and bruised, riding toward the next horizon.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Look toward the northern horizon, especially around midnight, when displays are often strongest.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
October's full Harvest Moon looms large over the eastern horizon at sunset tonight!
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Like an old Western gunslinger, Costner has been counted out before — only to gallop back onto the screen, battered and bruised, riding toward the next horizon.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Look toward the northern horizon, especially around midnight, when displays are often strongest.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
October's full Harvest Moon looms large over the eastern horizon at sunset tonight!
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for horizon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizon
Noun
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Even the fake Miami skyline can’t quite arrest this feeling.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Settle into your favorite spot on the deck, and watch as dazzling fireworks adorn the iconic Manhattan skyline in a breathtaking finale.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While measuring long-term effects was outside the study’s scope, the team believes lasting impacts would have been minimal.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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But the doctor said the follow-up scope was necessary to check for cancer.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hooters reaches for the sky Hooters girls soared at 30,000 feet in the early 2000s.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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One looping forehand diving out of the sky.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The reach of Frankenstein is such that it is still directly referenced and quoted in philosophy and bioethics publications today.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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China’s exports of electric vehicles doubled in September from a year earlier as its automakers expanded their reach into overseas markets.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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To that point, Bataillon reasoned that an eligibility rule doesn’t fall within the ambit of Alston since the rule is not about compensation, let alone the type of compensation at issue in Alston.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 July 2025
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Those who would argue that this abuse of power constitutes a crime should remember that Trump and his team have avidly proclaimed that presidents must have immunity from criminal prosecution for acts within the broad ambit of executive power.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 July 2025
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The Jaguars responded quickly, with Omagbolahan Daudu punching it in from short range.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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Packages with values of $800 or less, which were previously allowed to enter the United States duty-free, are now subject to a range of tariffs and fees.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The logistics are the realm of Gary Douglas, the academy’s head of operations.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The cycle marches on, unaware of, though not untouched by, the joys and the tragedies of the human realm.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
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That was a domain where the Badgers excelled.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The raw scores for each domain are transformed into a standardized zero to 100 scale, where higher scores indicate better health.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizon. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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