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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
The motions of stellar streams contain clues to how our barred spiral galaxy evolved over billions of years, including through collisions with other galactic realms.
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
And the restaurant has hosted notables from the realms of politics, sports and culinary greatness.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
No people have been beyond low Earth orbit since December 1972, when the Apollo 17 crew returned from lunar realms.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Additionally, consent from each of the other 14 Commonwealth realms – including Australia and Canada – would be required under a convention enshrined within the Statute of Westminster 1931.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Now both companies will be competing in areas beyond retail and e-commerce with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and Walmart CEO Furner going head-to-head in various realms like AI, streaming, and media services.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
The rivalry is also spilling into other realms, including the Super Bowl.
—Matt O’Brien, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
However, after people serve their time in the hells, they can be reborn in other realms.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
Grasping hands reach out in despair, deities wield tridents and divine lotus flowers symbolize the 16 levels of Brahma (higher realms).
—Vicky Smith, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
And the restaurant has hosted notables from the realms of politics, sports and culinary greatness.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
No people have been beyond low Earth orbit since December 1972, when the Apollo 17 crew returned from lunar realms.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Additionally, consent from each of the other 14 Commonwealth realms – including Australia and Canada – would be required under a convention enshrined within the Statute of Westminster 1931.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Now both companies will be competing in areas beyond retail and e-commerce with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and Walmart CEO Furner going head-to-head in various realms like AI, streaming, and media services.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
The rivalry is also spilling into other realms, including the Super Bowl.
—Matt O’Brien, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
However, after people serve their time in the hells, they can be reborn in other realms.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
Grasping hands reach out in despair, deities wield tridents and divine lotus flowers symbolize the 16 levels of Brahma (higher realms).
—Vicky Smith, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realms
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Biggest bird losses in areas warming most The biggest locations for acceleration of bird loss were in the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest and California, the study found.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The 14th Congressional District covers parts of north and south Charlotte as well surrounding areas including Huntersville.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, legal ambiguity slows retaliation, allowing pressure to build as thresholds are approached, often through areas not traditionally treated as military domains.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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Some studies on high-dose creatine (20 g/day) have found improvements in certain cognitive domains.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
3 Mar. 2026
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Smart pills could provide doctors with new ways to access that information without putting patients through traditional scopes and sedation.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The footage inside the silicone throat was shot weeks prior; when the camera cuts to Howard, production used scopes of different lengths to indicate how far the tube may have gone down his throat.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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During the past half dozen years, around ten universities and colleges have closed their classics departments or programs, with some folded into larger humanities units.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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It is also meant to allow for collaboration among teachers from different departments and grade levels.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 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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Other agencies impacted to varying extents include the Coast Guard and Secret Service.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
13 Feb. 2026
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Previous work sought to compute how contact binaries originated by modeling them as colliding spheres.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The past two years have been characterized by unprecedented global political turmoil, especially so in our region, which has inevitably bled into the cultural and cinematic spheres.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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Pro ranges and built‑ins often require higher limits for full coverage.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Ionos tops HostArmada with its wider plan ranges and prices–its VPS starts as low as $2 per month with a three-year term, which is a steal.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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Attacks on other Gulf states Qatar and Bahrain also came under attack, piercing the kingdoms’ polished image as luxurious havens in an unstable region.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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But these are relatively new arrivals on Earth; all three kingdoms are less than one billion years old.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Realms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realms. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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