gamuts

noun

plural of gamut
as in ranges
the distance or extent between possible extremes the actress's work runs the gamut from goofy comedies to serious historical dramas

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Recent Examples of gamuts In terms of color gamut, the Scar 18 ranked highest among its competitors, covering 100% of the sRGB and DCI-P3 gamuts, and 94% of Adobe RGB. — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026 This instantly opens the door to new wider color gamuts than TVs have been capable of before, as well as new levels of brightness and efficiency. — John Archer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamuts
  1. ranges
  2. scales
  3. spectra
Noun
  • Mann is an experienced shooter who has been practicing on ranges for decades.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Tracking electrons in real time In solids, electrons occupy specific ranges of energy called bands.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranges
Noun
  • In addition to having her entire body covered in green scales, her costume featured a long tail and moving snakes that replaced her hair.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
  • What’s masked as a culture war in Florida is actually a class war the billionaires designed to tune us out, but young people are ready to even the scales on Election Day.
    — Cameron Driggers, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of scales
Noun
  • But two programs living on different spectrums of chaos this season.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Besides a basic image scan, the files also captured the images in the infrared and ultraviolet spectrums.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of spectra

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