as in extent
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 scope
But the magnitude of Musk’s support for Trump, spending at least $250 million backing his campaign, and the scope of free rein the president gave him to slash and delve into the government with the Department of Government Efficiency is eclipsed only by the speed of their falling-out.
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Michelle L. Price, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
While exact plot details around the film are still vague, the scope and great history of this legendary race have all the notes of an epic feature film.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 5 June 2025
As California moves into its transitional spring-to-summer period, the scope and strength of these NWS alerts raised serious safety concerns for boaters, swimmers, surfers, and beach visitors.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Some have suggested the scope of the tax portion of the bill could be narrowed in the Senate to reduce the package’s costs.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 4 June 2025
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Michelle L. Price, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
While exact plot details around the film are still vague, the scope and great history of this legendary race have all the notes of an epic feature film.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 5 June 2025
As California moves into its transitional spring-to-summer period, the scope and strength of these NWS alerts raised serious safety concerns for boaters, swimmers, surfers, and beach visitors.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Some have suggested the scope of the tax portion of the bill could be narrowed in the Senate to reduce the package’s costs.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scope
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That would be an 18% decline from the same period last year, equating to by far the weakest quarterly deliveries growth since at least 2015, the extent of quarterly delivery data available on Tesla’s investor relations website.—
Derek Saul,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The specific extent and locations depend on unpredictable currents and wind patterns, with annual peaks historically occurring in midsummer.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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This is a threat especially in the realm of SaaS, where credibility with technical users is currency and being deemed vaporware is a mortal sin.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The protagonist of this beguiling novel, Lina, lives with her father in a realm seemingly unbound by ordinary time.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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At O’Neill Burke’s request, Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans granted her prosecutors rapid access to a far broader range of records on criminal defendants than had long been the case.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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That Apple can support the M1 chipset some five years down the line and bring the full range of new tools, including the latest generative AI suite, should not come as a surprise.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The width of your clenched first from your thumb to the other side of your hand is about 10 degrees, while the thickness of your little finger accounts for around 1 degree in the night sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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Hence the width of this beast – that kite is designed to pull hard from one side, and the rest of the boat is designed to turn that pull into maximum forward velocity while resisting rollover.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
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“Scope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scope. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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