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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
While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.
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Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Clay, polystyrene foam and rubber don’t necessarily sound like obvious material choices for an armchair, but jewelery and homeware brand Completedworks doesn’t tend to operate in the realm of the expected.
—Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Only then do internal temperatures rise to very large values in the million-degree realm and up, which is the realm where fusion reactions begin to occur.
—Big Think, 24 Apr. 2026
According to Thomas Winmill, portfolio manager at Midas Funds, a drop of 10 to 20% is within the realm of possibility.
—Aly J Yale, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Clay, polystyrene foam and rubber don’t necessarily sound like obvious material choices for an armchair, but jewelery and homeware brand Completedworks doesn’t tend to operate in the realm of the expected.
—Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Only then do internal temperatures rise to very large values in the million-degree realm and up, which is the realm where fusion reactions begin to occur.
—Big Think, 24 Apr. 2026
According to Thomas Winmill, portfolio manager at Midas Funds, a drop of 10 to 20% is within the realm of possibility.
—Aly J Yale, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for realm
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On Saturday, Moscow pummeled the central city of Dnipro and other areas for more than twenty hours with barrages of missiles and drones, killing at least seven people.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County coverage areas.—
Josh Krockey,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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This also highlights the importance of basic cyber hygiene like unique passwords and MFA, so that when breaches happen, the scope of impact on your own personal data is contained.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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There’s also Title Wave Books in Anchorage, which houses one of the most extensive collections of Indigenous American literature in the country, and Nā Mea Hawai'i, whose collection tightens its scope to Hawaiian culture and history.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some may even be in the public domain and therefore available from multiple companies to package creatively, although publishers, along with authors and their estates, support long terms of copyright, and further extensions thereof, because this protects the value of the backlist.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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In this limbo state, you’re technically admitted to the hospital, but still located in the physical domain of the ER.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Step-backs, deep 3s, power drives, trips to the line – every element of their games was on display, and every possession seemed to raise the stakes.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Each element contributes to an experience that extends beyond the immediate act of dining.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Bayer hopes that both the Supreme Court and the pending settlement will limit the extent of future lawsuits.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 4-3-3 unbalanced Chelsea far more frequently, to the extent Enzo Fernandez had to ask Sanchez to go down and await treatment, in order for the team to get a pep talk from Calum McFarlane.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Johnson and McCollum combined for 31 points on 12-of-27 shooting from the field after McCollum scored 32 points on his own in Game 2.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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He was surrounded by numerous family and Braves alumni during the ceremony, which was relocated from the field to the Milner Technology Conference Center due to rain.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Atlanta shot 13-of-42 from 3-point range in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Given the importance of preserving relations with the FCC, which has a say over a range of local station matters and must approve any mergers involving the transfer of broadcast licenses, LeGeyt has deliberately avoided a direct clash with his Washington counterpart.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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In Florida, though, those disparities result in differences in who went without a dental visit, a flu shot, a colon cancer screening and who ended up in an avoidable emergency department visit.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Richardson said that since resigning as Oregon State’s GM last fall, Bjornstad has remained unemployed, biding his time developing an app for college athletic departments.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Realm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realm. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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