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an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
the company's scope of operations now spans two continents
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Recent Examples of scopes
Specify in scopes of work and editorial guidelines that detector scores are advisory, not pass/fail metrics.
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Uri Samet, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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
During their recent visit, the three docents set up scopes to zoom in on the nest.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
The Orion Nebula, a showpiece easily visible in small scopes or binoculars below Orion’s Belt, is a bright eyepiece-filling gem.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Men in khaki stood with scopes on rooftops nearby, and questions among newer protesters circulated.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
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
Aleshire said the searches for the different positions are in separate scopes of the law.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
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
Uri Samet, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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
During their recent visit, the three docents set up scopes to zoom in on the nest.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
The Orion Nebula, a showpiece easily visible in small scopes or binoculars below Orion’s Belt, is a bright eyepiece-filling gem.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Men in khaki stood with scopes on rooftops nearby, and questions among newer protesters circulated.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
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
Aleshire said the searches for the different positions are in separate scopes of the law.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scopes
Noun
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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.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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By greatly expanding the dimensions of his images, with their muted palettes, tight cropping, found symmetries, and laconic wit, had the maestro of the photographic epigram betrayed his subtractive aesthetic?—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The flag, which is roughly the dimensions of a football field, has been previously used for celebrations at Indianapolis Colts and Las Vegas Raiders football games.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Others, like a rotating display, have slots of different heights and widths to store a variety of items.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Nystrom researches the draft tirelessly, keeping a spreadsheet of data (ages, game stats, hand widths) on nearly two thousand players, and publicly ranks his top five hundred—nearly twice as many as will actually be drafted.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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