as in realms
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
Permissions are increasingly derived at runtime from natural-language intent in ways that OAuth scopes were never designed to govern.
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Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Federal prosecutors allege that Ross and Rhodes concealed their fraud scheme by submitting false documents to CHA, including proposals, scopes of work and invoices.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Above these scopes, the meteor is surrounded by quite an impressive view.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 5 June 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
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
Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Federal prosecutors allege that Ross and Rhodes concealed their fraud scheme by submitting false documents to CHA, including proposals, scopes of work and invoices.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Above these scopes, the meteor is surrounded by quite an impressive view.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 5 June 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scopes
Noun
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In our increasingly fragmented media environment, sports remains one of the last realms in which massive global audiences gather together in real time.—
Sam Jacobs,
Time,
9 June 2026
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The roughly $850 million project covers both the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Cooking settings and temperature ranges Toaster ovens frequently come with more than just a toasting setting, usually including a broil, bake and warming option.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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The aircraft can also travel at speeds of up to 25 meters per second, extending surveillance beyond traditional engagement ranges.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 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
Noun
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Even the Mini House's dimensions appear inspired by the Markies project.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 June 2026
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According to the home’s actual dimensions, the doorway (which didn’t exist when the family moved in) should dead-end to an external wall; instead, when Navidson opens the door, there’s a narrow hallway nearly ten feet long inside.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Choose from seven colors and sizes 5–12, with both standard and wide widths available.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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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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“Scopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scopes. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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