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as in areas
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 confines
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 realms
As the days shorten, leaves fall, and the earth prepares to rest, the veil between the physical and spiritual realms thin.
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Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
Back stateside, Auchincloss did a stint on the Newton City Council, in an immediate Boston suburb brimming with professional types in law, the sciences, academia, business, and other realms.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
This month invites you into the realms of emotional mastery and deep inner work.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Even more troubling, the attacks escalated into more personal realms, with Minaj making disparaging comments about Cardi B’s pregnancy, and mentioning her children explicitly.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Like John Cassavetes and Martin Scorsese, Jaglom knows how to push a scene into realms of such emotional nakedness that the viewer starts to feel like a voyeur looking in on relationships that are none of his or her business.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
The first woman and person of color to visit lunar realms.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
This is especially true with your celestial ruler, Venus, journeying through your 12th house of secrets and subconscious realms.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
No one has lived on a distant planet, in the far future, or any place where dragons or wizards rule—so, kudos to anyone who can make such realms feel truly lived in.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
Back stateside, Auchincloss did a stint on the Newton City Council, in an immediate Boston suburb brimming with professional types in law, the sciences, academia, business, and other realms.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
This month invites you into the realms of emotional mastery and deep inner work.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Even more troubling, the attacks escalated into more personal realms, with Minaj making disparaging comments about Cardi B’s pregnancy, and mentioning her children explicitly.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Like John Cassavetes and Martin Scorsese, Jaglom knows how to push a scene into realms of such emotional nakedness that the viewer starts to feel like a voyeur looking in on relationships that are none of his or her business.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
The first woman and person of color to visit lunar realms.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
This is especially true with your celestial ruler, Venus, journeying through your 12th house of secrets and subconscious realms.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
No one has lived on a distant planet, in the far future, or any place where dragons or wizards rule—so, kudos to anyone who can make such realms feel truly lived in.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realms
Noun
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During heavy rain, flooding is possible, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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But in markets where the housing shortage is still acute—including many metropolitan areas in the North, Northeast, and Midwest—home prices are still growing.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Legitimate settlements use official or clearly named administrator domains.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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That includes areas like multimedia rights, ticketing, premium seating and other commercial rights—the very domains such investors would be most interested in monetizing.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At launch, there will be 18 maps to compete on and 30 weapons to unlock, with dozens of customization options allowing users to fine tune their guns’ scopes, grips, barrels, and more.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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They can also be modified to accommodate different rounds, scopes and lighter stocks made of fiberglass.—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
20 Sep. 2025
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As of Friday evening, RIF notices had also gone out to employees at the departments of Commerce, Education, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Homeland Security and Treasury, according to department spokespeople, union representatives and sources directly impacted.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Under Thomson, Caleb Cotham and Kevin Long have wielded significant influence over how the pitching and hitting departments are run throughout the organization.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The characters are all based, to different extents, on real people.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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To differing extents, all of these shows are love letters to forms pundits spy on the chopping block—the late night show, the local rag, and the good old fashioned art-house film.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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In the livestream, set to an EDM track sampling a monologue from the 2001 film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Chalamet is one of many people whose faces are covered by orange spheres.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Lead study author Anthony Ong, PhD, a professor of psychology at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, says that the findings demonstrate a connection between social ties across various spheres of life and tangible biological resilience.—
Rob Williams,
EverydayHealth.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The system’s Targeting Electronics Optical Box (TEOB) provides onboard computing for day and night operations, allowing the quadruped to identify, track, and engage multiple targets with high precision at extended ranges.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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What follows are some of the government job openings listed by the county with pay ranges of $100,000 a year or more.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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Because monkeys bang on typewriters and kingdoms fall.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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America’s most steadfast allies in this bit of the 21st century are the Gulf monarchies, true and unapologetic kingdoms big on pomp and light on participation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Realms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realms. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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