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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
Most of the month encourages you to rest, reflect and process what has been going on behind the scenes, especially since Cancer season brings focus to your (12th house) private life and subconscious realms.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Some of these approaches require meticulous scholarship and technical proficiency; others, an attunement to the invisible realms of feeling and folklore.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
In most realms, the difference between how a 25- or 27-year-old and a 21-year-old has learned his craft is surmountable, something that can be accounted for with some retroactive understanding.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
This goes beyond bad actors like fraudsters and into the realms of rogue AI agents.
—Andrew Sever, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
As Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Editor Emma Hinchliffe notes in her opening essay, this year’s ranking highlights the rise of women in realms from AI to Big Oil.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 May 2026
The technology will keep expanding into new realms.
—Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Following the news of Busch’s death, notable names in the racing and sports realms offered their condolences to his family and lamented his racing legacy as one of the best in the sport’s history.
—Mike Kaye
updated May 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2026
In March, China settled on the term ciyuan as the official translation for tokens, a move suggesting Beijing is looking to shape the rules of the AI economy and expand its efforts to counter the US dollar’s dominance in global commerce to digital realms.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Some of these approaches require meticulous scholarship and technical proficiency; others, an attunement to the invisible realms of feeling and folklore.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
In most realms, the difference between how a 25- or 27-year-old and a 21-year-old has learned his craft is surmountable, something that can be accounted for with some retroactive understanding.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
This goes beyond bad actors like fraudsters and into the realms of rogue AI agents.
—Andrew Sever, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
As Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Editor Emma Hinchliffe notes in her opening essay, this year’s ranking highlights the rise of women in realms from AI to Big Oil.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 May 2026
The technology will keep expanding into new realms.
—Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Following the news of Busch’s death, notable names in the racing and sports realms offered their condolences to his family and lamented his racing legacy as one of the best in the sport’s history.
—Mike Kaye
updated May 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2026
In March, China settled on the term ciyuan as the official translation for tokens, a move suggesting Beijing is looking to shape the rules of the AI economy and expand its efforts to counter the US dollar’s dominance in global commerce to digital realms.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realms
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As previously mentioned, tough decisions will need to be made this summer around Romero, Vicario and Richarlison, but any money Spurs earn from potentially selling them can be reinvested in other areas of the squad.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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In winter, warm-season grass grows minimally or not at all in some areas.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
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Yet that’s exactly what happens when leaders default to protecting their own domains.—
Adrienne Down Coulson,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Navigation, connectivity, autonomy, airspace management and advanced performance technologies now shape outcomes across the civil and defense domains alike.—
Greg Ombach,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Specify in scopes of work and editorial guidelines that detector scores are advisory, not pass/fail metrics.—
Uri Samet,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The defense argued the searches were outside the scopes of the various search policies and police were illegally looking for incriminating evidence rather than performing legitimate safety or inventory searches.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The feds also track the amount of money that state labor departments are able to recover from those overpayments.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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As more people showed up to the protest, a SWAT team arrived in full riot gear, joined by officers from area police departments and the New Jersey State Police.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Hunt, Avantika, and Angus are especially good as overgrown kids trying, to varying extents, to hide their softness beneath ambition.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
1 June 2026
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Throughout its history the company has gone through the ebbs and flows of the jewelry sector, impacted to various extents by wars, macroeconomic volatility and geopolitical disruption.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Craig points out that, unlike when creatives from other entertainment spheres like live theater get filmmaking opportunities, content creators come to Hollywood having cultivated an interactive relationship with an engaged fan base.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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The cognitive, social, and algorithmic biases that emerge from technology evolution directly influence the social and political spheres.—
Paulo Nuno VicenteAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Reports have revealed that the S2087 is a proven, high‑performance towed array sonar designed to detect and track quiet submarines over long ranges in complex littoral and open‑ocean environments.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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Congressional candidates are required to report their assets only in broad ranges.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Earlier this year, Quinn pounced on the opportunity to cast Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams as star-crossed fae princes from feuding kingdoms who (spoiler) have been knocking boots in secret.—
Charles Pulliam-Moore,
The Verge,
1 June 2026
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While other rulers of the era relied on religious omens or superstition to guide their kingdoms, Aristotle taught the young prince that the universe could be understood through human reason and keen observation.—
Steve Muscato,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Realms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realms. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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