as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
the amplitude of Thomas Jefferson's interests—government, architecture, agriculture, science, philosophy—is truly awesome
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Recent Examples of amplitude
Blazy’s new silhouette for the house achieved exactly that by anchoring the form at the hips, liberating the upper body and waist, while enabling the skirts to emphasize the length of the leg and the amplitude of each step.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Nonlinear acoustic phenomena tune the adults' facial thermal response to baby cries with the cry amplitude envelope.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
If a bunch of grandfather clocks are put in room together, for example, the biggest amplitude signal will entrain the others.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Richter scale is logarithmic, meaning the seismic waves in a magnitude 8.0 quake are 10 times greater in amplitude than those in a magnitude 7.0 one—and have roughly 32 times more power.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 30 July 2025
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Nonlinear acoustic phenomena tune the adults' facial thermal response to baby cries with the cry amplitude envelope.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
If a bunch of grandfather clocks are put in room together, for example, the biggest amplitude signal will entrain the others.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Richter scale is logarithmic, meaning the seismic waves in a magnitude 8.0 quake are 10 times greater in amplitude than those in a magnitude 7.0 one—and have roughly 32 times more power.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplitude
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The quartet of projects represents a widening scope for the Taipei company, which has steadily built credentials through festival selections, streaming deals and local box office success since 2017.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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So, military leaders had to expand the scope of potential recruits to reach out to groups previously excluded – namely, Black Americans, other people of color and women.—
Jeremiah Favara,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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The extent of the unavoidable seemed to be in the eye of the beholder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The extent of the President's potential influence with New Yorkers in Cuomo's uphill battle with Mamdani is questionable.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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By creating space for these histories in her fictive realm, Pritam strove to remember those on the periphery.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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War is a realm of chance, accident, and volatility over which its participants can only ever hope to work a small measure of influence, as Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace reminds us.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The set will be 18 cm in width, 62 cm in length, and 36 cm in height.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Full-backs are encouraged to get up the pitch to support the attack and provide greater width, often creating a front five across the pitch as the No 10 drifts between the lines.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Newell, which also makes Coleman camping supplies, lowered its full-year adjusted earnings guidance to a range of 56 cents to 60 cents per share, down from a prior forecast of 66 cents to 70 cents a share.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The FreeSip Twist also comes in a range of gorgeous colors to suit anyone’s style.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Amplitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amplitude. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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