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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 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
  • Now, as Luminate points out, the broadcasters have more limited budget ranges and programming slots, as well as more straightforward viewership data.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Claims about ranges, payloads, or specific combat missions therefore remain estimates rather than demonstrated capabilities.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of ranges
Noun
  • The analytics titled the scales in favor of going for it by a wide margin, by the way — far wider than a week ago, when Reid left his offense out there on his own half of the field.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Lovely Butterfly moves between the tactility of personal letters and abstraction of aerial digital maps, mediating the scales of intimacy and distance.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of scales
Noun
  • Besides a basic image scan, the files also captured the images in the infrared and ultraviolet spectrums.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The consensus seems to be that these bizarre objects, which were first discovered in 2022, are growing supermassive black holes entombed within huge clouds of gas that have spectrums similar to cool, red stars, such as red giants.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of spectra

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“Gamuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamuts. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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