horizon

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as in skyline
the space surrounding the earth They saw some birds just on the horizon. The couple drove off towards the horizon.

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Recent Examples of horizon Enjoy the show from sunset until around midnight local time, and keep an eye out for Mercury on the northwest horizon after sunset, too. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025 But the return of a mysterious young woman Sandra (Roxane Mesquida), a scowling blonde sporting a leg brace and a rock’n’roll air of disdain for her hometown’s provincialism, expands Naw’s horizons suddenly. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 May 2025 Here are some expert tips on how to prepare. Make a retirement plan The easiest way to write a retirement plan is with a retirement planner, who will know all about longevity rates and the 4% rule and the 30-year (or longer) retirement horizon. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 May 2025 Before the moon dips below the western horizon around midnight local time, moongazers may also catch sight of its shadowed expanse faintly glowing — an effect known as earthshine, caused by sunlight reflected off Earth softly illuminating the moon's night side. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for horizon
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Noun
  • Sixty-seven stories above sea level, Mercedes-Benz Places sits as one of the many high rises on the Miami skyline bearing an automaker's name.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • Diamond necklace with Miami skyline At his sentencing earlier this month, a Miami federal prosecutor described Lorquet as a greedy criminal who fleeced his country at one of its weakest moments in history.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Fire Management Assistance Declarations usually do not provide or authorize the same scope of direct federal assistance to wildfire victims as Major Disaster Declarations.
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Related Articles The idea stemmed from Chanel searching for a solution for end-of-life disposal of its products, and soon extended to widening the scope of brands.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 6 June 2025
  • The auroras become visible when solar events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections take place, triggering powerful displays of color in the sky.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Most people blame soaring travel costs for making vacations feel out of reach.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 17 June 2025
  • Those scheduling hopes are now all but out of reach.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Postal law enforcement must stick to its guns and focus on the very real problems within its ambit.
    Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
  • Last year, it was announced that the paper would no longer issue endorsements in local elections, and the ambit of the excellent Metro section has narrowed considerably.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • At O’Neill Burke’s request, Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans granted her prosecutors rapid access to a far broader range of records on criminal defendants than had long been the case.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
  • That Apple can support the M1 chipset some five years down the line and bring the full range of new tools, including the latest generative AI suite, should not come as a surprise.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • This is a threat especially in the realm of SaaS, where credibility with technical users is currency and being deemed vaporware is a mortal sin.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The protagonist of this beguiling novel, Lina, lives with her father in a realm seemingly unbound by ordinary time.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Always check URLs, email domains and phone numbers carefully.
    Bojan Ilic, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • The problem is that newbies to generative AI may not be aware of the official domains hosting the R1 model.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 June 2025

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“Horizon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizon. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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