as in realm
an area of influence, knowledge, or understanding
He readily admitted that the topic was outside of his purview, and anything he said about it would be mere uninformed speculation. As she rose within the company, her purview extended to many new departments.
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Recent Examples of purview
This has been challenged by many states, which argue that government funding decisions are within Congress' purview, not the President's.
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
But state law gives the state Legislature the authority to determine the minimum wage, putting some control outside the mayor’s purview.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 28 May 2025
In fact, there’s almost no information at all about the Wolves, Scars, or anything happening outside her purview.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
There will also be the option to upgrade to a camera where the angle can be adjusted, for a wider purview.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
But state law gives the state Legislature the authority to determine the minimum wage, putting some control outside the mayor’s purview.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 28 May 2025
In fact, there’s almost no information at all about the Wolves, Scars, or anything happening outside her purview.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
There will also be the option to upgrade to a camera where the angle can be adjusted, for a wider purview.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purview
Noun
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The first in the series, Crown of War and Shadow, introduces readers to a complex mystical realm, thrilling action sequences and a new sweeping love story.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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Indeed, it’s never made anything less than a good one, with a number of them ranking in the excellent-to-stone-cold-classic realm.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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The language would have required a plaintiff seeking an emergency court order or preliminary injunction against the administration to pay a costly bond up front, limiting the scope of legal action against Trump’s executive actions.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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Only after the June 24-25 summit meeting in The Hague – where North Atlantic Treaty Organization members will pledge to spend 5% of GDP on defense – will the US present its military review, which will spell out the scope of what are likely significant reductions in Europe.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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That’s the domain of humans: the executive who senses when to pivot, the founder who intuits product-market fit before the metrics appear, the storyteller who moves a room, the leader who earns trust in a single conversation.—
Dror Berman,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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So how exactly did the former domain of couples’ massages and cucumber water become the next frontier in medicine?—
Kelsey Eisen,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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Postal law enforcement must stick to its guns and focus on the very real problems within its ambit.—
Ross Marchand,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
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Last year, it was announced that the paper would no longer issue endorsements in local elections, and the ambit of the excellent Metro section has narrowed considerably.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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“Purview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purview. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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