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
Now, astronomers say this one asteroid could redefine the range of risks the field addresses, expanding the purview of the work to include monitoring asteroids that might be headed for the moon as well.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Information relating to the number or percentage of units leased in the association is not covered under the purview of Section 19.
—Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
Broader petitions, such as the DOJ’s expansive request for an agreement to share certain information on voters in Nevada, are more unusual and fall under the purview of Trump’s March executive order.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2025
In particular, ‘The Replica’ stresses the contrast between the lyrical allusion-pastoralism of the ‘real’ world and the artificial staging of literature as purview of the literati.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Information relating to the number or percentage of units leased in the association is not covered under the purview of Section 19.
—Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
Broader petitions, such as the DOJ’s expansive request for an agreement to share certain information on voters in Nevada, are more unusual and fall under the purview of Trump’s March executive order.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2025
In particular, ‘The Replica’ stresses the contrast between the lyrical allusion-pastoralism of the ‘real’ world and the artificial staging of literature as purview of the literati.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purview
Noun
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Still, in the realm of your romantic partnerships, themes surrounding your independence and individuality (or lack thereof) could also come up for review.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Maladaptive daydreaming is a form of intense daydreaming characterized by the creation of unrealistic or fantastical situations, conversations, or stories in one’s own mind that are outside the realm of a person’s day-to-day life.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bogotá’s secretary of government stated that the event’s private security measures were overwhelmed and clarified that investigations are underway to understand the full scope of what occurred, according to local paper El Tiempo.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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Metro and his co-producers nailed the full scope of the futuristic era, from the earworm melodies of neon synths and spooky keys with reverb to the subtleties of the pitter-pattering drum programming.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Current offerings include Pride and Prejudice and The Wizard of Oz from the public domain, as well as licensed properties like The Crow from Pressman Films, titles from romance publisher 831 Stories, and science fiction from authors Alan Dean Foster, Ramez Naam, and Charles Stross.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The genre was originally the domain of intelligent social theorists, but the sheer success of its films eventually devolved into blockbusters that got dumber with each passing summer.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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To that point, Bataillon reasoned that an eligibility rule doesn’t fall within the ambit of Alston since the rule is not about compensation, let alone the type of compensation at issue in Alston.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 July 2025
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Those who would argue that this abuse of power constitutes a crime should remember that Trump and his team have avidly proclaimed that presidents must have immunity from criminal prosecution for acts within the broad ambit of executive power.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 July 2025
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“Purview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purview. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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