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: a primary marine or terrestrial biogeographic division of the earth's surface
Examples of realm in a Sentence
new discoveries in the realm of medicine
in political and legal realms
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Grasping hands reach out in despair, deities wield tridents and divine lotus flowers symbolize the 16 levels of Brahma (higher realms).
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Vicky Smith, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Melania takes pains to include many shots of her and Donald acting like a loving couple, which threatens to take the film out of the realm of nonfiction.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
For choreographers in the pop music realm, the chance to work with a superstar artist can come once in a lifetime.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
The shift is already underway What came through clearly at Davos is that AI and data sovereignty have moved out of the realm of future planning and into present-day execution.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Vicky Smith, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Melania takes pains to include many shots of her and Donald acting like a loving couple, which threatens to take the film out of the realm of nonfiction.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
For choreographers in the pop music realm, the chance to work with a superstar artist can come once in a lifetime.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
The shift is already underway What came through clearly at Davos is that AI and data sovereignty have moved out of the realm of future planning and into present-day execution.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for realm
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“Realm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/realm. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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realm
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: field of influence or activity
the realm of art
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