as in realms
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 domains
If models like Claude are able to become more capable of autonomous work, especially in complex, time-intensive domains like software engineering, the implications for businesses and employees could be significant.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Hackers often create lookalike domains that look nearly identical to real ones, adding small spelling changes or extra words.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
While some expect a single quantum breakthrough, Bain sees a gradual curve with early adoption in narrow domains within the next 10 years and broader adoption over time.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
In fact, in some domains, Ukraine has managed to functionally defeat its enemy.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead of each operating under its own silo, companies need to establish a holistic security approach that views risk across all domains, even incorporating operational, reputational, legal, and human resource teams.
—Mike Hodgkinson, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
In domains like procurement and finance, trust depends on explainability and human oversight.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This issue might have nightmarish consequences in such sensitive domains as medicine, defense or law enforcement.
—Julius Černiauskas, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Hackers often create lookalike domains that look nearly identical to real ones, adding small spelling changes or extra words.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
While some expect a single quantum breakthrough, Bain sees a gradual curve with early adoption in narrow domains within the next 10 years and broader adoption over time.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
In fact, in some domains, Ukraine has managed to functionally defeat its enemy.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead of each operating under its own silo, companies need to establish a holistic security approach that views risk across all domains, even incorporating operational, reputational, legal, and human resource teams.
—Mike Hodgkinson, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
In domains like procurement and finance, trust depends on explainability and human oversight.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This issue might have nightmarish consequences in such sensitive domains as medicine, defense or law enforcement.
—Julius Černiauskas, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domains
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This month invites you into the realms of emotional mastery and deep inner work.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Even more troubling, the attacks escalated into more personal realms, with Minaj making disparaging comments about Cardi B’s pregnancy, and mentioning her children explicitly.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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His work with rural counties has earned favorable notices, but in urban areas like Phoenix, many of the experts in Joan's reporting raised questions about Livar's effectiveness.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Miner did not say whether a decline in international students would hurt UC's finances but indicated that administrators are shifting enrollment efforts to other areas abroad.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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The budget pressures departments to have state employees return to their offices instead of working at home as many have done since the 2020 pandemic.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Now, three days into the federal government showdown, California departments are also using their homepages to cast blame.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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While authenticity and accessibility are being explored and celebrated right now in sports, the leaders in these spheres are still grappling with the direction and guardrails that may need to be put in place to ensure that athletes and fans are both protected.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, suspended 30 ft (9 m) is an intricate sculpture of Earth's magnetosphere, composed of 18 metal rings and 1,476 glass spheres.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the goal is to spark a conversation, and give casual fans a chance to argue with Emanuel, Persky, and some of the world’s experts in their respective fields.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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The area has flat dirt trails for hikers and bikers, rock canyons and open grass fields.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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America’s most steadfast allies in this bit of the 21st century are the Gulf monarchies, true and unapologetic kingdoms big on pomp and light on participation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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It was set so far after the different kingdoms, fiefdoms and ruling factions have grown.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shoot, Arias has four walks in September alone.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The scarcity of food was a challenge, but Gertrude befriended farmers on her cross-country walks.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Koch was a real-life Nazi war criminal, played here by Krieps, whose sick specialties include flaying the skin off of Jewish people and making objects out of it like lampshades.—
William Earl,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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After hours of experimenting with countless flavor syrup combinations, the family developed a solid set of flights and rotating specialties.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Domains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domains. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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