as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
many feel that church leaders stray outside of their proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements
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Recent Examples of ambit
Yet the kind of misrepresentations experienced by Tkachuk and Harris aren’t within the ambit of intimate imagery laws.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2026
When infused with the power of a rising hegemon, those men were capable of actions that expanded their empire’s ambit.
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Alfred McCoy,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Bring high-risk suppliers under the ambit of continuous control monitoring and provide them with only the least privileged access.
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Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2026
When infused with the power of a rising hegemon, those men were capable of actions that expanded their empire’s ambit.
—
Alfred McCoy,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Bring high-risk suppliers under the ambit of continuous control monitoring and provide them with only the least privileged access.
—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ambit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambit
Noun
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The analyst sees scope for further penetration of this tool as advertisers using the product are increasing spending at nearly twice the rate of non-users.
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Tensions peaked over what many Venezuelans viewed as an inadequate response by the government, whose soldiers, firefighters, police and military cadets were evidently underprepared to respond to the scope of the tragedy.
Noun
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What if Baahubali dies and has to go through the 14 realms of the afterlife in Indian mythology?
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He’s transported to a realm of Tolkienesque fantasy, deposited somewhere between the Stony Waste and the Frozen Sea.
Noun
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During the trial, the jury was not allowed to hear about the extent of Katy Puig’s injuries.
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While scientists are still uncovering the full extent of these connections, growing evidence suggests that the skeleton is integrated with the rest of the body rather than functioning as an isolated structure.
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“Ambit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambit. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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