as in infinite
being or seeming to be without limits
a horizonless array of opportunities for a young, ambitious person at the new company
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Recent Examples of horizonless
Public health officials who don't understand how much many people loathe wearing face coverings for more than a few minutes at a time aren't doing anyone any favors by offering no conceivable respite from this grim, horizonless expanse of mask-wearing.
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David Faris, The Week, 25 Aug. 2021
The world of this Macbeth feels as horizonless as the king-to-be’s prospects.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2022
In front of us, there is nothing but horizonless blue ocean.
—James Nestor, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2018
The austere landscape surrounding Albuquerque finds its way into his light-filled, horizonless canvases, soaked in the palette of the Southwest.
—Julia Couzens, sacbee, 26 Oct. 2017
David Faris, The Week, 25 Aug. 2021
The world of this Macbeth feels as horizonless as the king-to-be’s prospects.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2022
In front of us, there is nothing but horizonless blue ocean.
—James Nestor, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2018
The austere landscape surrounding Albuquerque finds its way into his light-filled, horizonless canvases, soaked in the palette of the Southwest.
—Julia Couzens, sacbee, 26 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horizonless
Adjective
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There are, after all, a finite number of traditional colleges, but a seemingly infinite number of pathways beyond college.—
Maria Flynn,
Time,
11 July 2025
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Creative nonfiction, by contrast, demands loyalty to fact but offers infinite flexibility in perspective, interpretation, and voice.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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This term was popularized by Gen Z to describe the mental fog and cognitive decline linked to endless scrolling.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Now, Ethan Holliday is next in line for a baseball dynasty forged under the endless skies of Oklahoma.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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“Horizonless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horizonless. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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