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 the fall the realms of American football and basketball meet as the Colts and the Pacers respectively kick off and tip off their seasons.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Her Taurus moon also occupies her 12th house, an area of the birth chart associated with spirituality, secrecy and subconscious realms.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The launch marks a new chapter for a series that dates back to 1985, when Sanlorenzo introduced the fiberglass SL57, the first model in what would become one of yachting’s most recognizable ranges.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
22 June 2026
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Being much smaller, this new portable version can’t quite reach those ranges, however.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
20 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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Definitely include the piece's dimensions in your listing, Kristin Keyes, the founder of Kristin Keyes Interiors, says.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
22 June 2026
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All of these dimensions are thought to be as small as physically possible — close to the Planck scale (10-35 meters) — but the researchers proposed that the dark dimension could be significantly bigger than the others — on the order of a micron (10-6 meters).—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
22 June 2026
Noun
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Once the ramp reopens, traffic lane widths will be reduced, officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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The North Star should be about three of your fist-widths at arm’s length to the lower right of Dubhe and Merak.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
14 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Scopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scopes. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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