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
The site plan for Costco was under the purview of the commission and was therefore able to be approved subject to approval of the other applications by the council.
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Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Scott’s death lay outside the special commission’s purview because the criminal proceedings were under way at the time.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
In 1934, in tune with the outlook of FDR’s New Deal, the 1927 act was replaced with more expansive legislation giving the commission greater power and purview, including over the hegemonic AT&T, the telephone oligopoly.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
That law is under fire for a separate reason right now, as NCAA reformers look to expand the law’s purview to include college conferences.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Scott’s death lay outside the special commission’s purview because the criminal proceedings were under way at the time.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
In 1934, in tune with the outlook of FDR’s New Deal, the 1927 act was replaced with more expansive legislation giving the commission greater power and purview, including over the hegemonic AT&T, the telephone oligopoly.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
That law is under fire for a separate reason right now, as NCAA reformers look to expand the law’s purview to include college conferences.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purview
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At Sportico’s Invest in Sports conference, industry leaders discussed how their businesses have entered new territories, built new lines of business, embraced fresh investment strategies and even considered entering into the realm of the absurd.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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This quiz will test your knowledge of the strange, shadowy realm of dark matter.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The quartet of projects represents a widening scope for the Taipei company, which has steadily built credentials through festival selections, streaming deals and local box office success since 2017.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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So, military leaders had to expand the scope of potential recruits to reach out to groups previously excluded – namely, Black Americans, other people of color and women.—
Jeremiah Favara,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Cue, a wind-appropriate domain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Downloads hosted on unfamiliar domains or file-sharing sites should be treated as unsafe.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 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 10 Nov. 2025.
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