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
Those who would argue that this abuse of power constitutes a crime should remember that Trump and his team have avidly proclaimed that presidents must have immunity from criminal prosecution for acts within the broad ambit of executive power.
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The Editors, National Review, 24 July 2025
Death to Order reads like an anti-thriller—this despite its international ambit and the corpses of prominent statesmen strewn higgledy-piggledy across its pages.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Postal law enforcement must stick to its guns and focus on the very real problems within its ambit.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
Such stations reinforce political polarization, with each one’s narrative embraced by those within its political ambit and scorned by those outside it.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
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The Editors, National Review, 24 July 2025
Death to Order reads like an anti-thriller—this despite its international ambit and the corpses of prominent statesmen strewn higgledy-piggledy across its pages.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Postal law enforcement must stick to its guns and focus on the very real problems within its ambit.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
Such stations reinforce political polarization, with each one’s narrative embraced by those within its political ambit and scorned by those outside it.
—Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambit
Noun
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Smart compares its scope to WannaCry, the high-profile global ransomware attack that affected more than 200,000 computers in 2017.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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The turnout reflected the scope of the loss.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Mortal Kombat 2 will focus on the Mortal Kombat tournament, the big battle in which warriors from different realms face off against one another in a fight to the bloody finish.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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If her gait, as such, is being foisted on the audience for its box office appeal, permit me to suggest a reconsideration toward something more within the realm of natural.—
Joshua John Miller,
Vanity Fair,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Both the nature of enforcement and the extent to which ships will comply remained unclear during its first full day in effect on Tuesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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After Judith’s husband Kobi found that issue of Life magazine in 1981, she and her brother were stunned to learn the extent of their father’s heroism.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Ambit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambit. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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