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
Many of these revocations fall outside of Rubio’s purview.
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David Catanese, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Syria’s defense ministry declined to answer written questions about the weapons, saying without elaboration that the questions were not under its purview.
—Megha Rajagopalan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
In 2018, the admin proposed reshuffling the agency to put it under the purview of just the CDC.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
Issues related to emergency planning, messaging and communications were the main concerns, which all fall under the purview of city officials.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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David Catanese, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Syria’s defense ministry declined to answer written questions about the weapons, saying without elaboration that the questions were not under its purview.
—Megha Rajagopalan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
In 2018, the admin proposed reshuffling the agency to put it under the purview of just the CDC.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
Issues related to emergency planning, messaging and communications were the main concerns, which all fall under the purview of city officials.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purview
Noun
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Until recently, China's entries in the realm of spaceflight patches often lacked the originality found in patches from the West.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 May 2025
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Still, the show’s tone offers audiences something atypical in the realm of sci-fi action.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Analysts say there is much scope to remove brands and cut headcount.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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After Trump's whiplash on tariffs in recent months, the full scope of the economic impact on Canada is not yet clear.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Environmental programs tend to be organized by geographic domain and discipline—the National Water Quality Program of the US Geological Survey, NSF’s Arctic Observing Network, and the US Forest Service, for instance.—
Eric Morgan,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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If there was a strategic view, then India would already have a larger gamut of options going in various domains.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 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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For enterprise users, Canva has expanded its ambit to include access management, Secure Single Sign-On integrations, and bulk content creation tools like Magic Studio at Scale which auto-generates campaigns using data templates.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Purview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purview. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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