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
First focal plane scopes with MRAD reticles rule the roost in PRS and other field match series.
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John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
One white general contractor controls both major scopes of work.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Homegrown Indian brands, such as Bombay Perfumery and Forest Essentials, are in the scopes of beauty experts.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Radar scopes in the tower showed the targets tightening around his position.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Find out what 2025 has in store for your financial journey by reading your money scopes for your Sun & Rising sign.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Equally constraining are government regulations and union philosophies that lock scopes of practice into place.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Instead of big incisions, doctors at Einstein are using tiny scopes with tips that freeze.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Of the 49 active non-construction contracts reviewed, auditors found that more than 90% had major documentation issues, including missing insurance records, misplaced amendments, incomplete scopes of work and inconsistent filing.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
One white general contractor controls both major scopes of work.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Homegrown Indian brands, such as Bombay Perfumery and Forest Essentials, are in the scopes of beauty experts.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Radar scopes in the tower showed the targets tightening around his position.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Find out what 2025 has in store for your financial journey by reading your money scopes for your Sun & Rising sign.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Equally constraining are government regulations and union philosophies that lock scopes of practice into place.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Instead of big incisions, doctors at Einstein are using tiny scopes with tips that freeze.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Of the 49 active non-construction contracts reviewed, auditors found that more than 90% had major documentation issues, including missing insurance records, misplaced amendments, incomplete scopes of work and inconsistent filing.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scopes
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The rivalry is also spilling into other realms, including the Super Bowl.—
Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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However, after people serve their time in the hells, they can be reborn in other realms.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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According to Nahmias, the low-top shoe’s design is meant to capture the mountainous ranges that meet the water throughout California and features an upper inspired by a popular skate shoe paired with an exaggerated sole made of lightweight materials.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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When forces remain within safe ranges, the signals reflect ordinary interaction.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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Additional states including Florida, Kansas, Indiana, Maryland, Utah, Illinois, and New York, have considered (to differing extents) the idea of updating their maps, Reuters reported.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The characters are all based, to different extents, on real people.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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This would not be possible in two or three dimensions, but the words are arranged in tens of thousands of them, a geometry that doggedly resists visualization.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The difficulty stemmed from the large dimensions that seemed to be involved.—
Rachel Crowell,
Scientific American,
9 Feb. 2026
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The loafer comes in extended sizes and widths, too.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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The design featured an almond toe and two clear straps of differing widths that stretched across the foot, both adorned with pastel jewels.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Scopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scopes. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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