as in realm
an area of influence, knowledge, or understanding
He readily admitted that the topic was outside of his purview, and anything he said about it would be mere uninformed speculation. As she rose within the company, her purview extended to many new departments.
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Recent Examples of purview
DeSantis has called for a new Office of Secure Florida to enforce E-Verify as part of the state Department of Commerce, which is under his purview.
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Yacob Reyes, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
The intrigue: Even if the Department of Education is disbanded, programs within its purview could fall to other federal agencies.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
But as he’s expanded his purview from a family drama to a century-spanning epic, Harrison’s conclusions have gotten more pat, too neatly in the zone of college philosophy class.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
So Hot Even GameStop Is Buying Them The Moens will likely face these barriers themselves in Scotland, which is under the U.K.’s purview on immigration.
—Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
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Yacob Reyes, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
The intrigue: Even if the Department of Education is disbanded, programs within its purview could fall to other federal agencies.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
But as he’s expanded his purview from a family drama to a century-spanning epic, Harrison’s conclusions have gotten more pat, too neatly in the zone of college philosophy class.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
So Hot Even GameStop Is Buying Them The Moens will likely face these barriers themselves in Scotland, which is under the U.K.’s purview on immigration.
—Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purview
Noun
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In the ever-changing realm of college athletics, a newish position turns 3 years old this June.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
22 Feb. 2025
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Further down in the bubble realm, Kansas State’s surge may have run out of steam in the Mountain time zone.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The effort would divert in-house teams from their core functions at a time when their role is expanding in scope, complexity, and significance.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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This gives the company scope to reshuffle production and make more for the local market if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on threats to impose tariffs of around 25% on vehicle imports.—
Victoria Waldersee,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Here’s Where Trump Is Winning—And Losing—In Court Specialized AI research agents are another development in this market, focusing on domains where literature searches are time-consuming.—
Gil Press,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The White House feels access to limited areas like the Oval Office and Air Force One shouldn't be guaranteed to a select few legacy outlets — but instead should be opened up to include both MAGA voices, and other new or niche nonpartisan publications with more domain expertise.—
Axios,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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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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“Purview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purview. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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