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 plyometrics included vertical exercises (pogo jumps and drop jumps) and horizontal exercises (hops and bounding).
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2025
This option features a crisp white background and a wide, transparent horizontal stripe at the top.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
These stand-alone units use a horizontal form factor to cast sound with better volume and separation.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The San Diego-area man climbed onto a horizontal tree branch and tried to jump from the limb but slipped and then hit his head on the rocks below, the station reported.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2025
This option features a crisp white background and a wide, transparent horizontal stripe at the top.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
These stand-alone units use a horizontal form factor to cast sound with better volume and separation.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The San Diego-area man climbed onto a horizontal tree branch and tried to jump from the limb but slipped and then hit his head on the rocks below, the station reported.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for horizontal
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“Horizontal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizontal. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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