Definition of "scope" []

• The range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions. (noun)
• Breadth or opportunity to function. See Synonyms at room. (noun)
• The area covered by a given activity or subject. See Synonyms at range. (noun)
• The length or sweep of a mooring cable. (noun)
• Informal A viewing instrument such as a periscope, microscope, or telescope. (noun)

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• "I could give many other illustrations of the narrow scope of this Method of Accidents, though _genuine within that scope_, and how, in _all_ cases, by the Synthetic Method we can find in the facts _to be remembered_ the means of their recollection."
• "Also noteworthy, but a little more limited in scope, is Waid and Barry Kitson's JLA: Year One miniseries, which featured a team-up with the Doom Patrol and incorporated other Silver Age stalwarts like the Challengers of the Unknown and the Blackhawks."
• "That "acceptable femininity" has expanded in scope is unquestionably a good thing, and while we're not there yet, one can see the day coming when girls are considered girls simply for being girls, no matter their dress, interests, hair length, or sexual orientation."