as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
many feel that church leaders stray outside of their proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements
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Recent Examples of ambit
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.
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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
Smith, moreover, has based the charges on the constitutionally fraught issue of a president’s state of mind while carrying out actions that — even if malevolent — were within the ambit of executive authority.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 6 Jan. 2024
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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
Smith, moreover, has based the charges on the constitutionally fraught issue of a president’s state of mind while carrying out actions that — even if malevolent — were within the ambit of executive authority.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 6 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambit
Noun
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But the full scope of the fraud did not become clear until 2016, when Mozambique defaulted on its sovereign debt and its economy fell into disrepair.—
Shayla Colon,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Lynch’s scope of humanity, specifically of middle-class American humanity, was both compassionate and dismal.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Like the power lines that have sparked so many disastrous wildfires, the two realms of fire are crossing, often with lethal consequences.—
Stephen Pyne,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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Shots of Ali sleeping may initially appear like casual transitions, but the significance of these naps and the realm of dreams as another space where people get to experience other lives bookend the picture.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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But strikers Carlos Vinicius, Islam Slimani and, to an extent, Darwin Nunez have struggled to transfer their Primeira Liga form in Portugal to the Premier League.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Here are 8 tips to get started Jan. 20, 2025 This overwhelming community response to a crisis may be helping to cushion the blow for some, to the extent that that’s possible in the face of catastrophic loss.—
Rachel Kraus,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Ambit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambit. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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