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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Or, for a schedule-obsessive, how about a beautiful 2025 datebook, like this one from Folio Editions ($23.50), or a horizontal Laurel Denise project planner ($50).
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
Any time two segments cross paths, draw the vertical one in front of the horizontal one.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
The den was over 9 feet deep with nearly 30 feet of horizontal tunnels, curving multiple times.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
In a span of 15 seconds, more than 250 rockets must be launched at a horizontal or upward angle.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
Any time two segments cross paths, draw the vertical one in front of the horizontal one.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
The den was over 9 feet deep with nearly 30 feet of horizontal tunnels, curving multiple times.
—Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
In a span of 15 seconds, more than 250 rockets must be launched at a horizontal or upward angle.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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 22 Dec. 2024.
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