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scopes

noun

Definition of scopes

plural of scope

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 Confining Employees To Rigid Roles As a business grows, team members with rigid, constrained scopes may stop working or supporting others outside their existing scope. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026 These involve a cancer screening test, followed by a surgical procedure involving robotic scopes. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026 MacGregor has signed contracts with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard to supply comprehensive roll-on/roll-off equipment for the two vessels, marking one of its most extensive scopes for roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries to date. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 Avian scopes are typically below 20, and so are the scopes for fishes. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 Federal prosecutors allege that Ross and Rhodes concealed their fraud scheme by submitting false documents to CHA, including proposals, scopes of work and invoices. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026 Above these scopes, the meteor is surrounded by quite an impressive view. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 5 June 2026 The defense argued the searches were outside the scopes of the various search policies and police were illegally looking for incriminating evidence rather than performing legitimate safety or inventory searches. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 May 2026

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Noun

And even without the holodeck, genres are fluid things that often take from each other to tell stories within each other’s realms.

— Matthew Razak, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
The idea of treating Oregon on the same plane as some of the great fantasy realms from my youth like Narnia and Oz and Middle Earth was crazy to even think about.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of realms

Noun

The current design conversation is reframing them as intentional styling tools, which should push manufacturers toward better fabrics, cleaner fits and broader color ranges.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
To his point, expanding size ranges does involve investment in pattern-making, grading, sampling, production, and inventory planning.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of ranges

Noun

But all five nations also maintain significant commercial and diplomatic links with Russia and, to varying extents, China and Iran, a fact that Rubio acknowledged.

— Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
Our politics, cultures, and wars manipulated by America to varying extents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of extents

Noun

The researchers also explored more exotic scenarios involving additional spatial dimensions and theories that extend beyond Einstein’s general relativity.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
North Carolina State University But the new robot can maneuver in three dimensions using a few elastic limbs and just two actuators.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of dimensions

Noun

Further, the Cleary’s gently curved silhouette and slim arms provide plenty of presence without adding visual bulk, and its availability in three widths makes finding a model to fit your space easier.

— Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
After correcting for background noise and distance, the researchers could compare the sound readings and compare them in relation to data on different birds’ body sizes and open beak widths.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

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