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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
medieval history is really Professor Clinton's realm, so I'll let her answer your question
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as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
a medical breakthrough that is within the realm of possibility
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Recent Examples of realm
Newsweek Sports predicts the Bengals could offer Ward a contract in the realm of three years for $54 million.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Butler holds a $52.4 million player option on his Heat contract for next season, with opting in, in the void of a trade by the Feb. 6 NBA trading deadline, his most viable option for remaining in a similar salary realm going forward.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
In October, with three more of her novels now available in English and at least 20 other languages, the Swedish Academy awarded Han the Nobel Prize, elevating her to the empyrean realm reserved for writers of what is sometimes called world literature.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
Contributor As technology ventures deeper into realms once reserved for science fiction, Clone Robotics is operating at the leading edge of an emerging and, some might say, provocative field: synthetic human development.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Butler holds a $52.4 million player option on his Heat contract for next season, with opting in, in the void of a trade by the Feb. 6 NBA trading deadline, his most viable option for remaining in a similar salary realm going forward.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
In October, with three more of her novels now available in English and at least 20 other languages, the Swedish Academy awarded Han the Nobel Prize, elevating her to the empyrean realm reserved for writers of what is sometimes called world literature.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
Contributor As technology ventures deeper into realms once reserved for science fiction, Clone Robotics is operating at the leading edge of an emerging and, some might say, provocative field: synthetic human development.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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What To Know The National Weather Service (NWS) has forecasted 4 to 6 inches of snow for parts of the Houston metro area, a rare event in the region's climate history.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The snow is moving east Tuesday, and is affecting coastal areas all the way to the Florida Panhandle and southern Carolinas.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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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
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This approach can help shed technical debt and create asset management simplicity, from security domains down to security controls.—
Kevin Lynch,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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In September, OpenAI's o1 model became the first AI system to surpass the scores of human domain experts.—
Garrison Lovely,
TIME,
8 Jan. 2025
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On electric ovens, the ineffective heating could come down to a faulty heating element, which is pretty easy to replace yourself.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Jan. 2025
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Bird Rock Elementary: As part of a year-long initiative, Bird Rock is emphasizing the school’s core values through morning announcements, curriculum elements and monthly assemblies.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement But the facts are the facts — the Palisades, and to a lesser extent Altadena and the other areas experiencing fire, are all in high-risk fire zones.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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This year will be a big one for the Blue Jays as the saga of Vladimir Guerrero Jr’s next contract hangs over them to a bigger extent than the saga of Soto’s next deal hung over the Yankees in 2024.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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The freshman phenom shot 9-for-11 from the field and 100% from 3-point range for 23 points, adding a team-high 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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Murray is averaging a career-low 12.1 points per game while shooting career lows of 42.4% from the field and 32.4% from 3-point range.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Jan. 2025
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The partnership introduces a premium, golf-centric experience in a much different environment from the traditional boutique fittings that are conducted on the range at golf facilities, at specialty club-fitters, or in select golf retail outlets.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Atypical antipsychotics – medication used to treat a range of psychiatric disorders – are often used to treat psychosis in Alzheimer’s patients even though they are not approved for that purpose.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Alexander Police Department is looking for a suspect involved in a shooting that occurred on Shirley Drive on Saturday, according to a post on the department's Facebook page.—
Parker Mancino,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Thomas cited the department’s experience at Democratic and Republican national conventions.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Realm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realm. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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