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scopes

noun

Definition of scopes

plural of scope

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 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, 22 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

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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

Definition of realms

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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
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

Definition of extents

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The faux suede boots, which are available in standard and wide calf widths, feature a pointed toe, block heels, and a slouchy design.

— Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
The shoes come in a range of fun color combinations and sizes 5–16, including half sizes and wide widths.

— Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

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