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[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

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In acute triangle $\triangle ABC$, $a$, $b$, $c$ are the sides opposite to angles $A$, $B$, $C$ respectively. Vectors $\overrightarrow{m}=(b, \cos B)$, $\overrightarrow{n}=(\cos A, a-\sqrt{2}c)$, and $\overrightarrow{m} \perp \overrightarrow{n}$.  
$(1)$ Find $B$;  
$(2)$ If $b=2$, find the range of the area of $\triangle ABC$.

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