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Recent Examples of ambit 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 Whatever the reason—gold lust, bad luck, a malediction—the Prince de Conty continues to bring ill fortune upon those in its ambit, even two hundred and seventy-eight years after its demise. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024 The task force has a wide ambit, with the legislature empowering it to study every aspect of JCPS, from funding to transportation to athletic programs. Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2024 The Indian intelligence agencies, that are free from legislative oversight, fall within the ambit of Doval in his role as national security adviser. Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for ambit
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Noun
  • The practice of individual judges, in locales favorable to the litigants, issuing injunctions that are nationwide in scope and affect parties not before the courts raises many grave objections.
    The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Their worlds feel just as grand in scope as famously massive games like The Elder Scrolls — presenting lush alien lands filled with tons of diverse creatures and wildlife, and hundreds of individual NPCs that often have unique stories to tell.
    Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Mercury in Pisces is a completely different vibe — one that pulls us away from the hard facts and into the realms of intuition, imagination and spirituality.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • That's being challenged now in so many ways—in the realm of AI and the prevalence of misinformation as a weapon, whether on social media or in politics and elsewhere.
    Corey Seymour, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The extent of unused offices in Washington was highlighted in a December report from Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) office.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The extent of that wild ride is two contract extensions worth a total of $189 million.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Ambit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambit. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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