as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
the amplitude of Thomas Jefferson's interests—government, architecture, agriculture, science, philosophy—is truly awesome
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Recent Examples of amplitude
Riders flow through rails and jumps, linking tricks that get judged on difficulty, execution, amplitude and style.
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Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
But a medal will likely require her to nail an extra level of difficulty against competitors whose runs often contain more amplitude and rotations.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
That pursuit of amplitude was the origin of a journey that’s seen the brother-sister duo emerge from a diehard skiing family as two of the best halfpipe skiers in the world.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Advertisement And speed builds amplitude—height off a jump—a key for snowboarding gold.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
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Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
But a medal will likely require her to nail an extra level of difficulty against competitors whose runs often contain more amplitude and rotations.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
That pursuit of amplitude was the origin of a journey that’s seen the brother-sister duo emerge from a diehard skiing family as two of the best halfpipe skiers in the world.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Advertisement And speed builds amplitude—height off a jump—a key for snowboarding gold.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplitude
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The plans, however, were complicated by the project’s ambitious scope.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Previously, when Artemis III was conceived as a moon landing test, the mission was expected to last three to four weeks, according to the European Space Agency, but that timeline doesn’t necessarily apply to the new scope.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
16 May 2026
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Meanwhile, insolvency documents cited by the Financial Times underline the extent of the exposures more broadly.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Among the many unknowns of the Cold War was the extent to which the world was random or ordered.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Where Soap was straightforwardly in the realm of sitcom—leaning toward broad humor, underlined stylistically by the presence of a laugh track—Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman knew just how to strike that sweet spot between screw-loose absurdity and genuine pathos.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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That cap is over 430 miles (700 kilometers) in width, NASA says.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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Wallmakers needed to connect the two land parcels while keeping the foundation 100 ft within the spillway width, since a JCB excavator needed to be used for clearing the build space.—
Stefan Ionescu
May 20,
New Atlas,
20 May 2026
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In the end, the two sides will end up settling in the $32 million- to $34 million-per-year range.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The April 8th strikes ravaged a range of sites across the country.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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“Amplitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amplitude. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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