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
Crowded Next to Other Plants Most tomato plants, except for patio tomatoes and miniature varieties, need at least 3 feet of horizontal growing space.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2025
Picture a structure taller than Seattle’s Space Needle perched sideways in the clouds—a horizontal skyscraper: only in Dubai.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The Thai features seem to show up in nearly identical living areas, villa to villa, with peaked roofs and horizontal slats framing views of the bay.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Mar. 2025
These stand-alone units use a horizontal form factor to cast sound with better volume and separation.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2025
Picture a structure taller than Seattle’s Space Needle perched sideways in the clouds—a horizontal skyscraper: only in Dubai.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The Thai features seem to show up in nearly identical living areas, villa to villa, with peaked roofs and horizontal slats framing views of the bay.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 Mar. 2025
These stand-alone units use a horizontal form factor to cast sound with better volume and separation.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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 16 Apr. 2025.
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