within easy reach
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1
: close enough to be touched or picked up : nearby
He likes to keep a dictionary within easy reach when he's writing.
2
: close enough to be achieved
Victory was within easy reach.
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Leave a comment View Comments To the west, the Atlantic Ocean is within easy reach.
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Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
With easy access to Route 1, I-95, and the commuter rail, Boston is within easy reach, too.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
The car-free beach town of Las Catalinas is also within easy reach.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Simon Hill The Best Electric Toothbrushes for Your Pearly Whites
These rechargeable and battery-powered models put better oral hygiene within easy reach.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
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Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
With easy access to Route 1, I-95, and the commuter rail, Boston is within easy reach, too.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
The car-free beach town of Las Catalinas is also within easy reach.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Simon Hill The Best Electric Toothbrushes for Your Pearly Whites
These rechargeable and battery-powered models put better oral hygiene within easy reach.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for within easy reach
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“Within easy reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20easy%20reach. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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