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
Last year, it was announced that the paper would no longer issue endorsements in local elections, and the ambit of the excellent Metro section has narrowed considerably.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
For enterprise users, Canva has expanded its ambit to include access management, Secure Single Sign-On integrations, and bulk content creation tools like Magic Studio at Scale which auto-generates campaigns using data templates.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The issue before us is whether his mere claim of extraordinary harm justifies this court's immediate review, which would essentially remove the legal issues from the district court's ambit before its proceedings have concluded.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The data and tooling that informs 360 campaigns should be well-defined within the ambit of your governance and compliance frameworks to prevent the compromise of user privacy or the implementation of unfair or biased algorithms.
—Runki Goswami, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
For enterprise users, Canva has expanded its ambit to include access management, Secure Single Sign-On integrations, and bulk content creation tools like Magic Studio at Scale which auto-generates campaigns using data templates.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The issue before us is whether his mere claim of extraordinary harm justifies this court's immediate review, which would essentially remove the legal issues from the district court's ambit before its proceedings have concluded.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The data and tooling that informs 360 campaigns should be well-defined within the ambit of your governance and compliance frameworks to prevent the compromise of user privacy or the implementation of unfair or biased algorithms.
—Runki Goswami, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambit
Noun
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There's a tendency to minimize the scope of damage, Scampini Linn said.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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With ratios calculated across a calendar year, club figures are assessed up to December 31, meaning, unlike with other rules, there’s no scope to attend to problems in January or in that period between the season ending and the end of the accounting year.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The idea that humans could one day populate and even colonize Mars is one no longer confined to the realm of science fiction.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Natter’s responsibilities expanded into other realms.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The 211 data provides one view into the extent of the damage.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Some examples highlight the extent of this shift: In California, quarterback Malachi Nelson signed a six-figure NIL deal as a high school junior.—
Aaron S. Marks,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Ambit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambit. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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