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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 horizons
Big horizons meet daily realities as the instinctive Moon explores your pensive 9th house and squares Jupiter in your sensible 6th house.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
The region is best known as the visual backdrop of the American West, with its vast horizons, horse culture, and small-town rituals.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
But in the real world, over long horizons, resilience behaves much more like the defining property of an ecosystem.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Even when flying in one direction, horizons can be rotated, and perspectives can be shifted to look back or perform a flip.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 27, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2026
Users can tap a credit or debit card, pay $1 and then choose one of five investment time horizons between 25 and 35 years.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
In fact, investors with long time horizons might even consider bumping up their contribution rate to their 401(k) plan, said Amy Arnott, portfolio strategist at Morningstar.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
After attention from delighted passengers grew, the possum eventually left the gift shop on its own and wandered into the main terminal, apparently ready to explore new horizons.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Yet our pickiest eater broadened his horizons on the trip.
—Matt Bomer, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
The region is best known as the visual backdrop of the American West, with its vast horizons, horse culture, and small-town rituals.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
But in the real world, over long horizons, resilience behaves much more like the defining property of an ecosystem.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Even when flying in one direction, horizons can be rotated, and perspectives can be shifted to look back or perform a flip.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 27, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2026
Users can tap a credit or debit card, pay $1 and then choose one of five investment time horizons between 25 and 35 years.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
In fact, investors with long time horizons might even consider bumping up their contribution rate to their 401(k) plan, said Amy Arnott, portfolio strategist at Morningstar.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
After attention from delighted passengers grew, the possum eventually left the gift shop on its own and wandered into the main terminal, apparently ready to explore new horizons.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Yet our pickiest eater broadened his horizons on the trip.
—Matt Bomer, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizons
Noun
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However, all three home runs also would have been out with the old dimensions.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Fold your jersey and measure it squarely to see which dimensions work best for your frame.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The high is forecasted to reach the upper 60s, NWS states, though skies are likely to remain mostly cloudy.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rain is in the forecast for early Thursday, April 2, with clear skies overnight.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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James Stirling and the botanist Charles Frazer to examine the reaches of the Swan River.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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The northern lights result from electrons colliding with the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Men in khaki stood with scopes on rooftops nearby, and questions among newer protesters circulated.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Jonathan Cook testified that police also found 100 other firearms, scopes and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The pros and cons of fiber-optic guidance Ukrainian forces have pushed standard FPV drones to ranges of 50 to 60 kilometers by integrating Starlink links, relay drones, and mothership launch platforms.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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SoFi rate ranges are current as of 3/12/26 and are subject to change at any time.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Many of the messages come from domains that look official but are not government domains.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The breach comes not long after the Justice Department earlier this month seized four domains connected to the Handala group, as part of an ongoing effort to disrupt hacking and transnational repression schemes conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are 246 of them, drawn from the everyday realms of agriculture, land surveying, and taxation.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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China has long looked to counter the US dollar’s dominance in international commerce; that push is also extending to digital realms.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Horizons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizons. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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