realms

noun

plural of realm
1
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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2
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 But the nightmarish realms of the Further retain their unnerving power, and some of the old-school ghost movie thrills are well done. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 However, officially removing him from the line of succession would require an Act of Parliament as well as the consent of the Commonwealth realms where King Charles is monarch, per the BBC. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 The Avengers Pavilion coming to Stark Expo at Hong Kong Disneyland will take guests across realms. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026 The realms of roots music and Americana are also rife with pop possibilities. — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026 In the realms of art, literature, film, and television, words and images that would once have been considered indecent, offensive, or immoral are now commonplace, especially in the West. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 That’s perhaps not much comfort to the Philippines and other rival claimants to the South China Sea who are on the receiving end of Chinese hard power — in a world where, increasingly, in both the physical and digital realms, might makes right. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026 To map out these heavenly realms takes a certain amount of ego and pollyannaism otherwise absent from Reilly’s worldview. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026 The preview opens with an introduction to demon king Ravana asserting his dominion across the three realms of heaven, earth, and the underworld. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realms
  1. areas
  2. scopes
  3. domains
  4. extents
  5. departments
  6. ranges
  7. spheres
  8. dimensions
Noun
  • The technology can support both conventional and remote sites, like areas where traditional energy infrastructure may be difficult or expensive to build.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The phenomenon may have a special appeal to youth in the region due to a culture of assembling in public areas, Frederick Luis Aldama, a humanities professor at the University of Texas at Austin, told CNN.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of areas
Noun
  • As marketing departments respond to these market changes, procurement executives’ scopes are evolving in parallel.
    — Michelle Douglas, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of scopes
Noun
  • Across domains such as cognition, cardiorespiratory fitness, and muscular strength, that window can end well before a person becomes unhealthy or unable to work.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The StartCP control panel manages websites, domains, email accounts, databases, and files from one dashboard.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of domains
Noun
  • Most people care about all of those things, to different extents.
    — Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Among the concert recordings are three full concerts being released for the very first time and several more full recordings of shows that have been excerpted, to varying extents, for past releases.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
Definition of extents
Noun
  • What remains less clear is why burnout continues even as firms and legal departments introduce wellness initiatives, flexible work policies, and workload reforms.
    — Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Commissioner Matt Mizell asked if any of the data collected by the sheriff’s office could be shared with other departments.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of departments
Noun
  • Anabel Kingsley, consultant trichologist and brand president of the Philip Kingsley Clinics and product ranges, has clients who stay awake long into the night, comparing photos before and after shedding events.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The steepness of the yield curve is likewise not extreme relative to historical ranges.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of ranges
Noun
  • This separating of spheres feels particularly crucial given the embarrassment surrounding NFTs that still lingers among many art professionals.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • As the perfumery acknowledges, these collaborations allow the brand to gain exposure in other creative spheres while also creating a product that is reflective of both specialties.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of spheres
Noun
  • The ride is reasonably comfortable, steering is light but not vague and the vehicle feels smaller from behind the wheel than its large interior dimensions suggest.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Eventually, astronomers uncovered ones with dimensions similar to Earth’s, and these were sometimes dubbed Earth-like worlds.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of dimensions

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“Realms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realms. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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