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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
medieval history is really Professor Clinton's realm, so I'll let her answer your question
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as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
a medical breakthrough that is within the realm of possibility
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Recent Examples of realm
This newest collaboration is his way of pulling his fans into a new realm, especially those who aren’t familiar with Mowalola and her gender-defying designs.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 July 2025
But some form of that epistolary tradition remains today in the stately realm of politics.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 July 2025
Season 3 continues to expand on Haro Aso’s acclaimed manga source material, diving deeper into the mysterious realm that exists between life and death.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 July 2025
Two giants of the cabaret concert realm, vocalist/actress Sally Mayes and pianist/entertainer Billy Stritch, are the latest attraction in Music Theater of Connecticut’s Hot Summer Nights series, July 12 at 8 p.m. $55.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 July 2025
But some form of that epistolary tradition remains today in the stately realm of politics.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 July 2025
Season 3 continues to expand on Haro Aso’s acclaimed manga source material, diving deeper into the mysterious realm that exists between life and death.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 July 2025
Two giants of the cabaret concert realm, vocalist/actress Sally Mayes and pianist/entertainer Billy Stritch, are the latest attraction in Music Theater of Connecticut’s Hot Summer Nights series, July 12 at 8 p.m. $55.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for realm
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With the vote scheduled for Nov. 5, the week after the Monk show, supporters and detractors had been plastering the area with flyers too.—
David Kushner,
Rolling Stone,
20 July 2025
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The affiliated Minnesota Disability Law Center has two additional offices in Duluth and Mankato, with an outreach coordinator in the Crookston area.—
Lauren Breunig,
Twin Cities,
20 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 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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These children show difficulties across almost every domain: language, cognition, behavior.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The implication was that some powerful figure, or perhaps a cabal of them, secretly killed Epstein to prevent damaging information about themselves from entering the public domain.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 July 2025
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Plaintiff Phone Discovery: Critical Strategic Elements Successful phone discovery requires understanding several strategic elements that can significantly improve outcomes: The Education Component: Many resistance issues stem from genuine misunderstanding about what cell phone forensics involves.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The fruit and floral elements drifted away quickly, leaving a long, mineral finish that makes this a perfect wine for pairing with food, in my opinion.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 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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Cybersecurity firms, which admittedly may be talking their book to some extent, claim that ad fraud bots also click on pay-per-click ads or simulate user activity, causing companies to pay for traffic and conversions that never represent real humans.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
22 July 2025
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Baseball’s technical folks put three-dimensional images on the Truist Park field of the Los Angeles Dodgers players at their positions from that night of April 8, 1974 at old Atlanta Fulton County Stadium.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Today, descendants of these Austin projects stand alongside AMD, Samsung, Oracle, Apple, Meta, Google, Intel, Amazon, Silicon Labs, Microsoft, Tesla, SpaceX and other giants in the field.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
15 July 2025
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Bose’s first high-profile acquisitions, these high-end audio brands will allow the company to tailor the performance and appearance of its systems to auto brands appealing to a wider range of buyers.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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Many of the country's best speakers have presented on a wide range of topics, from the best native plants for your garden to in-depth looks at the flora from native ecosystems.—
Chris McKeown,
The Enquirer,
27 July 2025
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Employers believe that workers in specific departments, like sales and marketing (85%) and human resources (78%), will derive significant value from AI implementation.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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As such, athletic directors are increasingly being treated like CEOs, with their take-home pay directly tied to their departments’ bottom line.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 July 2025
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“Realm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realm. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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