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
At the heart of this magmatic circulatory system was a series of horizontal reservoirs called the Pāhala sill complex.
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Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
There’s head coach Reid kissing the Super Bowl trophy, quarterback Mahomes throwing a pass while horizontal in midair and Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson puffing on a cigarette in an image football fans know well.
—Lisa Gutierrez
march 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
Made to visibly improve horizontal lines on the neck and loss of definition along the jawline, commonly known as Tech Neck.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
As vines lengthen upwards they are attached to the next horizontal support in the same manner.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026
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Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
There’s head coach Reid kissing the Super Bowl trophy, quarterback Mahomes throwing a pass while horizontal in midair and Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson puffing on a cigarette in an image football fans know well.
—Lisa Gutierrez
march 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
Made to visibly improve horizontal lines on the neck and loss of definition along the jawline, commonly known as Tech Neck.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
As vines lengthen upwards they are attached to the next horizontal support in the same manner.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for horizontal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizontal
flat
Adjective
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Georgia added 1,200 net jobs in January, basically flat from December, according to the report, the first glimpse at how the state labor market is performing this year.—
Amy Wenk,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The two thin, flat legs attach to the bottom of the TV near the edges.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Horizontal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizontal. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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