as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
many feel that church leaders stray outside of their proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements
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Recent Examples of ambit
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.
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Runki Goswami, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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
The memorandum does not even specify which government programs will fall under its ambit.
—Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But some critics have long been wary of medicalization as the best path toward an equitable psychedelic revival that ever escapes the medical ambit to make the most of their diverse potentials.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
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Runki Goswami, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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
The memorandum does not even specify which government programs will fall under its ambit.
—Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But some critics have long been wary of medicalization as the best path toward an equitable psychedelic revival that ever escapes the medical ambit to make the most of their diverse potentials.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambit
Noun
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The Trump administration has dramatically curtailed the ability for those facing deportation to be released from immigration detention, its latest effort to expand the scope of its sweeping immigration crackdown, sources briefed on the policy change told CBS News.—
July 15,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
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By expanding their scope to include internal as well as external threats, organizations can build real resilience and ensure a systemic and coordinated approach to both executive and enterprise security.—
Control Risks,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The Dreck Equation is an appeal to policymakers to recognize that unwarranted regulation of every sort, not just notice and comment but realms beyond can sacrifice startups, employment and wealth creation.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Spoelstra said a fourth-year leap with the 6-foot-10 forward certainly is within the realm.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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The report, released Friday, downplayed the extent of Russian interference in the 2016 election by highlighting Obama administration emails showing officials had concluded before and after the presidential race that Moscow had not hacked state election systems to manipulate votes in Trump's favor.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The find also hints that many other tyrannosaurs were feathery to some extent, including later giants like Gorgosaurus and T. rex.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
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“Ambit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambit. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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