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
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.
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Runki Goswami, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
If references and conversations about technology were, until a few years ago, considered either nerdy or relevant only to those who worked within its ambit, nothing currently could be further from the truth.
—Nitin Rakesh, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The memorandum does not even specify which government programs will fall under its ambit.
—Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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
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Runki Goswami, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
If references and conversations about technology were, until a few years ago, considered either nerdy or relevant only to those who worked within its ambit, nothing currently could be further from the truth.
—Nitin Rakesh, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The memorandum does not even specify which government programs will fall under its ambit.
—Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambit
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Only after the June 24-25 summit meeting in The Hague – where North Atlantic Treaty Organization members will pledge to spend 5% of GDP on defense – will the US present its military review, which will spell out the scope of what are likely significant reductions in Europe.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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Unless policy reflects the full scope of physical and financial risk, not just short-term political cycles, systems that look solid on paper may collapse under pressure.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The first in the series, Crown of War and Shadow, introduces readers to a complex mystical realm, thrilling action sequences and a new sweeping love story.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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Indeed, it’s never made anything less than a good one, with a number of them ranking in the excellent-to-stone-cold-classic realm.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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Protecting the safety of our communities and upholding the integrity of lawful demonstrations are priorities, and those who cross the line into violence will be prosecuted swiftly and to the fullest extent of the law.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
18 June 2025
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That extent is probably not a $7 million contract, which is what both AFP Analytics and Evolving Hockey project on a long-term deal.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Ambit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambit. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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