as in realm
an area of influence, knowledge, or understanding
He readily admitted that the topic was outside of his purview, and anything he said about it would be mere uninformed speculation. As she rose within the company, her purview extended to many new departments.
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Recent Examples of purview
Westerns are typically presented from the purview of men, and those perspectives are evident here.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
The Defense Department, which employs nearly 3 million people, has remained the one exception, given the military does not fall under the purview of the ADA.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Under a law passed in 2022, special envoys that technically report to the State Department require confirmation by the Senate, although its unclear if Trump’s envoys will get around the need for confirmation if housed under the purview of the White House.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
There’s also the question of studio; Universal Studio Group, which consists of Universal Television, UCP and UIS, will come under the purview of Donna Langley, Chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment and Studios.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
The Defense Department, which employs nearly 3 million people, has remained the one exception, given the military does not fall under the purview of the ADA.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Under a law passed in 2022, special envoys that technically report to the State Department require confirmation by the Senate, although its unclear if Trump’s envoys will get around the need for confirmation if housed under the purview of the White House.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
There’s also the question of studio; Universal Studio Group, which consists of Universal Television, UCP and UIS, will come under the purview of Donna Langley, Chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment and Studios.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purview
Noun
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Like the power lines that have sparked so many disastrous wildfires, the two realms of fire are crossing, often with lethal consequences.—
Stephen Pyne,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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Lok takes place in a black-and-white fantasy realm, and your goal is to help little worm-like creatures progress through each level.—
Andrew Webster,
The Verge,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But Patel did appear to make a notable break with Mr. Trump, on the scope of the clemency granted to some Jan. 6 defendants.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Given the scope of this breach, regular monitoring of your bank accounts, credit card statements and other financial accounts is critical.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In response, international law enforcement identified and seized servers for the two sites and their affiliated domains, including Sellix[.]io, which focused on accepting digital payments, and the hosting service Starkrdp[.]io.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
30 Jan. 2025
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Evidence, deriving from a variety of scientific domains, that brain bioenergetics are altered in depression and related disorders is growing.—
Rich Haridy,
New Atlas,
29 Jan. 2025
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The data and tooling that informs 360 campaigns should be well-defined within the ambit of your governance and compliance frameworks to prevent the compromise of user privacy or the implementation of unfair or biased algorithms.—
Runki Goswami,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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If references and conversations about technology were, until a few years ago, considered either nerdy or relevant only to those who worked within its ambit, nothing currently could be further from the truth.—
Nitin Rakesh,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Purview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purview. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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