as in realm
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a museum director who is one of the most powerful figures in the art domain
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Recent Examples of domain
Her scathing insults are as giddy as her crushing acknowledgements are gut-wrenching, as Lindsay strains to navigate a situation spinning further and further outside of her limited domain.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Where large mainframe computers were largely the domain of corporate finance departments, the PC allowed everyone – writers, engineers, designers – to have a computer on their desktop.
—Paul Edward Parker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Science and art are often held up as opposites — the logical and analytical versus the creative and emotional, the domain of the left brain hemisphere versus the right, the yang versus the yin.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
But the unelected man serving as Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, has made that his domain to the detriment of Floridians.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Where large mainframe computers were largely the domain of corporate finance departments, the PC allowed everyone – writers, engineers, designers – to have a computer on their desktop.
—Paul Edward Parker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Science and art are often held up as opposites — the logical and analytical versus the creative and emotional, the domain of the left brain hemisphere versus the right, the yang versus the yin.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
But the unelected man serving as Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, has made that his domain to the detriment of Floridians.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domain
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The research would have to extend into the professional realm to deepen these burgeoning understandings of how the dark facets of ourselves operate, suggesting even the necessity of the shadow as that might be directing our career choices through the world.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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The shift is moving medical debt collections into a less regulated realm.—
Noam N. Levey,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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Standing at 6ft 4in (194cm), Muriqi is a terrifying presence in the penalty area.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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India wants to diversify its sourcing away from China in these sectors, Malik said, adding that shipbuilding and automotive steel are further areas of interest to India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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It’s broken up into elements water, fire, earth and void.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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One element certainly different is Hollywood itself.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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McIlroy followed his first-round 67 with a second-round 65 on Friday and stands 12-under 132 — six shots clear of the field.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Carson Benge bobbled a ball in left field, turning a leadoff single into a double for Jacob Wilson, and former Mets utilityman Jeff McNeil sent him home with a single.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But Fox News Digital learned that a former athletics department administrator reluctantly accepted a voluntary retirement package, and then Berdo was hired shortly thereafter.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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That would be Cameron Foster, the longtime NFL agent who last year signed a one-year deal with UW to serve as its athletic department’s senior director of contracts and cap management.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Decades later, however, the origin story of these carbon spheres remains enigmatic.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Even under the most efficient packing arrangement, there will be gaps between neighboring spheres.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Saturday offers a full day of activity, starting with the Annual Vidalia Onion Run, where participants can choose from a 10K, 5K, or 1-mile run/walk.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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The location makes exploration irresistible; the beach at Cacela Velha—often called one of the Algarve’s most beautiful—is just a short walk away.—
Christine Chitnis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
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When her mother goes missing, Diem Bellator suspects that the most powerful and most feared Descended in the kingdom – Prince Luther Corbois – may be responsible.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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As Bastian reads, a boy named Atreyu (Noah Hathaway), while pursued by a green-eyed creature called G’mork (Alan Oppenheimer), is dispatched by the Childlike Empress (Tami Stronach) to find the cure for the mysterious nothingness enveloping the kingdom.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Domain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domain. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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