as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
the amplitude of Thomas Jefferson's interests—government, architecture, agriculture, science, philosophy—is truly awesome
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Recent Examples of amplitude
Nonlinear acoustic phenomena tune the adults' facial thermal response to baby cries with the cry amplitude envelope.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
In turn, the August 2 event created seismic waves with about three times the amplitude of a 2.5 magnitude event that represents the high end of typical activity in the region.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2025
The tsunami amplitude offshore was probably more like an inch, Fedderson said.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 31 July 2025
San Francisco saw maximum wave amplitudes of 1.2 feet at 2:24 a.m.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
In turn, the August 2 event created seismic waves with about three times the amplitude of a 2.5 magnitude event that represents the high end of typical activity in the region.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2025
The tsunami amplitude offshore was probably more like an inch, Fedderson said.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 31 July 2025
San Francisco saw maximum wave amplitudes of 1.2 feet at 2:24 a.m.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amplitude
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While measuring long-term effects was outside the study’s scope, the team believes lasting impacts would have been minimal.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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But the doctor said the follow-up scope was necessary to check for cancer.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Dozens are still missing and officials warn the full extent of the devastation in remote towns of 500 to 1,000 residents remains unknown.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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To the extent permitted by applicable law, all judgments or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys’ fees) associated with participation in this Promotion and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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The logistics are the realm of Gary Douglas, the academy’s head of operations.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The cycle marches on, unaware of, though not untouched by, the joys and the tragedies of the human realm.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Allow ample width so it can be secured to the ground and held in place with stones or bricks.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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According to the team, QUEST can measure changes in length 100 trillion times smaller than the width of a human hair.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Jaguars responded quickly, with Omagbolahan Daudu punching it in from short range.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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Packages with values of $800 or less, which were previously allowed to enter the United States duty-free, are now subject to a range of tariffs and fees.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Amplitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amplitude. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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