as in realms
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
the company's scope of operations now spans two continents
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Recent Examples of scopes
Homegrown Indian brands, such as Bombay Perfumery and Forest Essentials, are in the scopes of beauty experts.
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Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Radar scopes in the tower showed the targets tightening around his position.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Find out what 2025 has in store for your financial journey by reading your money scopes for your Sun & Rising sign.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Equally constraining are government regulations and union philosophies that lock scopes of practice into place.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Instead of big incisions, doctors at Einstein are using tiny scopes with tips that freeze.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
By the way, these scopes are fantastic and relatively low-cost.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
Most inexpensive telescopes are equipped with poor sighting scopes that are practically worthless.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 Nov. 2025
The gem allows enthusiasts to peer through the observatory’s telescope for an intimate look at the lunar rise or set up their own scopes on the park’s flat viewing areas.
—Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Radar scopes in the tower showed the targets tightening around his position.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Find out what 2025 has in store for your financial journey by reading your money scopes for your Sun & Rising sign.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Equally constraining are government regulations and union philosophies that lock scopes of practice into place.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Instead of big incisions, doctors at Einstein are using tiny scopes with tips that freeze.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
By the way, these scopes are fantastic and relatively low-cost.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
Most inexpensive telescopes are equipped with poor sighting scopes that are practically worthless.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 Nov. 2025
The gem allows enthusiasts to peer through the observatory’s telescope for an intimate look at the lunar rise or set up their own scopes on the park’s flat viewing areas.
—Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scopes
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Early slayers often originate between realms—people who have been near death and pulled back, or have the markings of potential vampires, or who are born at times of the year when the veil between worlds is thin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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His talent for pulling music out of phase, bending instruments to his will and inspiring the room into new realms really pushed Maren and me to summon fresh melodies and new stories out of our writing.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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The difference in low- and high-end ranges is vast in most southeast Michigan communities.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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That can include discovering new actors, assembling ensembles with a particular chemistry or managing large and complex casts across locations or age ranges.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Additional states including Florida, Kansas, Indiana, Maryland, Utah, Illinois, and New York, have considered (to differing extents) the idea of updating their maps, Reuters reported.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The characters are all based, to different extents, on real people.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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Across research, several core psychological dimensions show up in how people relate to work.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Its dimensions were carefully calculated to fit the tunnels, bridges, and curves of the era, leaving no room for larger designs.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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The loafer comes in extended sizes and widths, too.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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The design featured an almond toe and two clear straps of differing widths that stretched across the foot, both adorned with pastel jewels.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Scopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scopes. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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