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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
medieval history is really Professor Clinton's realm, so I'll let her answer your question
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as in confines
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
a medical breakthrough that is within the realm of possibility
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Recent Examples of realms
Mortal Kombat 2 will focus on the Mortal Kombat tournament, the big battle in which warriors from different realms face off against one another in a fight to the bloody finish.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
For Aristotle, relationships are a portal into the realms of the vast and mysterious universe.
—Ross Channing Reed, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
Plenty of other realms remain unrestricted.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
The realms of philosophy and religion have sometimes intersected in conducting such inquiries as these.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
No humans have ventured to lunar realms — or even beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) — since NASA's Apollo 17 moon-landing mission in December 1972.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
There are 246 of them, drawn from the everyday realms of agriculture, land surveying, and taxation.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
China has long looked to counter the US dollar’s dominance in international commerce; that push is also extending to digital realms.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
In their own realms, General Relativity and the Standard Model can each lay claim to be the most successful physics theory of all-time.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
For Aristotle, relationships are a portal into the realms of the vast and mysterious universe.
—Ross Channing Reed, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
Plenty of other realms remain unrestricted.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
The realms of philosophy and religion have sometimes intersected in conducting such inquiries as these.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
No humans have ventured to lunar realms — or even beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) — since NASA's Apollo 17 moon-landing mission in December 1972.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
There are 246 of them, drawn from the everyday realms of agriculture, land surveying, and taxation.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
China has long looked to counter the US dollar’s dominance in international commerce; that push is also extending to digital realms.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
In their own realms, General Relativity and the Standard Model can each lay claim to be the most successful physics theory of all-time.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realms
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Aid groups say the true toll could be much higher as access to areas of fighting across the vast country remains limited.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Texas' stores included six in North Texas – Frisco, Grapevine, Highland Village, Lewisville, Mansfield and North Richland Hills – along with others in the Austin, San Antonio, Tyler and Houston areas.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The science looks so similar across different domains, in terms of how much genetics matters, but our response to the science in the culture can swing really wildly from one direction to the other.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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The group then used its control of routers to change DNS lookups for select websites, including, Microsoft said, domains for the company’s 365 service.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
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Men in khaki stood with scopes on rooftops nearby, and questions among newer protesters circulated.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Jonathan Cook testified that police also found 100 other firearms, scopes and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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This story is republished via CT Community News, a service of the Connecticut Student Journalism Collaborative, an organization sponsored by journalism departments at college and university campuses across the state.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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On March 24, the Board of Supervisors, led by Supervisor Margaret Abe Koga with support and input from our county’s labor unions, ordered a comprehensive study on AI use across county departments, to set guidelines so future technology solutions improve jobs instead of replacing them.—
Maria Noel Fernandez,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, cannabis has been legalized to varying extents in many states.—
Lucy Xiaolu Wang,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
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Because of this individual variability, losing excess body weight can affect blood pressure to different extents in different people.—
Karen Berger,
Verywell Health,
25 Feb. 2026
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Vakil and his colleagues, Balázs Elek of the University of New South Wales and Jim Bryan of the University of British Columbia, were interested in studying how spheres can be embedded in special spaces called flag varieties.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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The spheres burst gently in my mouth, releasing a pleasant cascade of briny water.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
8 Apr. 2026
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The lower mowing ranges are commonly used for recreational turf areas that are more intensively managed.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Time-to-target ranges between 15 and 20 minutes at maximum distance.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Apr. 2026
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The original Aegon was the first to unite the kingdoms of Westeros under one ruler.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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As in many kingdoms, behind every Mughal emperor, there sat a line of ambitious sons, extraordinary mothers, rival siblings, and occasionally some very inconvenient relatives.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Realms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realms. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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