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
Last year, it was announced that the paper would no longer issue endorsements in local elections, and the ambit of the excellent Metro section has narrowed considerably.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
For enterprise users, Canva has expanded its ambit to include access management, Secure Single Sign-On integrations, and bulk content creation tools like Magic Studio at Scale which auto-generates campaigns using data templates.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The issue before us is whether his mere claim of extraordinary harm justifies this court's immediate review, which would essentially remove the legal issues from the district court's ambit before its proceedings have concluded.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The data and tooling that informs 360 campaigns should be well-defined within the ambit of your governance and compliance frameworks to prevent the compromise of user privacy or the implementation of unfair or biased algorithms.
—Runki Goswami, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
For enterprise users, Canva has expanded its ambit to include access management, Secure Single Sign-On integrations, and bulk content creation tools like Magic Studio at Scale which auto-generates campaigns using data templates.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The issue before us is whether his mere claim of extraordinary harm justifies this court's immediate review, which would essentially remove the legal issues from the district court's ambit before its proceedings have concluded.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The data and tooling that informs 360 campaigns should be well-defined within the ambit of your governance and compliance frameworks to prevent the compromise of user privacy or the implementation of unfair or biased algorithms.
—Runki Goswami, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambit
Noun
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Bogotá’s secretary of government stated that the event’s private security measures were overwhelmed and clarified that investigations are underway to understand the full scope of what occurred, according to local paper El Tiempo.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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Metro and his co-producers nailed the full scope of the futuristic era, from the earworm melodies of neon synths and spooky keys with reverb to the subtleties of the pitter-pattering drum programming.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Her dedication to producing tangible improvements in the realm of social justice is evidenced by her previous positions, most recently as the director of the center for social justice at the Urban League of Southwestern Ohio.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Maladaptive daydreaming is a form of intense daydreaming characterized by the creation of unrealistic or fantastical situations, conversations, or stories in one’s own mind that are outside the realm of a person’s day-to-day life.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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Some examples highlight the extent of this shift: In California, quarterback Malachi Nelson signed a six-figure NIL deal as a high school junior.—
Aaron S. Marks,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
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The 211 data provides one view into the extent of the damage.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Ambit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambit. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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