purview

noun

Definition of purviewnext
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 Guggenheim believed the interior of the museum was rightly within Sweeney’s purview, just as its exterior color was within Wright’s. — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026 His purview will include CBS, and more cable channels than any other company by far, spanning sports, entertainment, news and more. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Voice of America, one of six entities that fall under the purview of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), is a digital, web, and mobile media outlet that broadcasts news to over 361 million people globally in 49 languages. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 The French presidency is foremost an outward-facing, foreign policy position, but the issue of national security falls within its purview. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for purview
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purview
  1. realm
  2. scope
  3. domain
  4. ambit
Noun
  • The first in the ACOTAR series, the romantasy novel introduces us to Feyre Archeron, a human woman who agrees to go live in the fairie realm of Prythian in order to save her family.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Put another way, in bringing the footage into the realm of film, and not reality television—his domain—Fielder breached some ethical standard.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of realm
Noun
  • By understanding the true scope of the risks their company faces, business owners can fill the gaps in their coverage so unexpected incidents don’t lead to major financial losses.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In world scope of cinema, the fanfic-to-mainstream film is still in its infancy.
    — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of scope
Noun
  • The highly specific domain expertise many programs sell is exactly what machines can now replicate at scale.
    — Matt vandenBerg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Balancing expansion with sustainability Space was once the sole domain of nation states, but this is no longer the case.
    — David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of domain
Noun
  • The initiative would require an act of Congress, as the FCC’s ambit is limited to the public airwaves.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Highlights of Daniels excelling for the Tigers in big games might be considered within the ambit of newsworthiness and defeat a right-of-publicity claim.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of ambit

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“Purview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purview. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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