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as in to contact
to transmit information or requests to
you can reach me by phone after 3:00 p.m. most days
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as in to affect
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
the movie adaptation just didn't reach me the way the novel did
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as in expansion
a wide space or area
a wide reach of woods
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as in scope
an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends
she's got a good memory, but critical thinking seems to be beyond her reach
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as in rank
usually reaches plural
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
there are still only a few women in the upper reaches of the profession
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Recent Examples of reach
Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Rescuers were able to reach the woman and put a rope around her to pull her from the pond, deputies said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
The storm's reach extended across the Gulf Coast and southeastern U.S., disrupting travel along critical routes such as the I-10 corridor.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The order could scuttle agreements recently reached with Louisville, Ky., after the police killing of Breonna Taylor, and with Minneapolis in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder, according to former administration officials.
—Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Rescuers were able to reach the woman and put a rope around her to pull her from the pond, deputies said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
Krasner plans to deploy more legal strategies aimed at limiting Trump's reach and power in Philly, his deputy first assistant Robert Listenbee said during the hearing Wednesday.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
The storm's reach extended across the Gulf Coast and southeastern U.S., disrupting travel along critical routes such as the I-10 corridor.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reach
Verb
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States are handing multimillion-dollar contracts to a handful of fledgling private companies to manage the rapidly growing, convoluted marketplace of school-choice programs.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
30 Jan. 2025
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But instead of throwing the flowers over her head into the crowd, Krause turned around and handed them to Brink.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Tesla was not immediately available for comment when contacted by CNBC.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Galt Police Department urged residents with more information about this case to contact their communications center at 209-366-7000.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The message, says de Gouw, is to clean everything one can carefully and thoroughly, because the smoke can affect nearly every part of a home—even in houses far from the fire line.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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Dust affects your indoor air quality by posing several health threats to the respiratory system.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Testing Krispy Kreme’s menu expansion The two Krispy Kreme Charlotte stores testing the menu expansion are in Costwold and at the company’s South End headquarters.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Jan. 2025
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Still, state level expansion doesn’t appear necessary for growth.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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But Patel did appear to make a notable break with Mr. Trump, on the scope of the clemency granted to some Jan. 6 defendants.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Given the scope of this breach, regular monitoring of your bank accounts, credit card statements and other financial accounts is critical.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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After missing out on Morgan, USC set out on a months-long search that yielded several candidates from the NFL front office ranks, according to a person familiar with those discussions.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Each player’s score was calculated by averaging his weighted rank from the fan votes, the player votes and the media votes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In the computer science world, this means that many AI have already passed the Turing test.—
Zain Jaffer,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Florida passed a mandatory E-verify law in 2021, and there isn’t data from Pew showing recent numbers of undocumented populations.—
Rachel Spacek,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Jan. 2025
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He’s got quite a fastball and has some creativity to him.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Having a president who still receives royalty payments for a 1987 book titled The Art of the Deal naturally raises expectations that this is a leader who can, well, get a deal done.—
Chris Dobstaff,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reach. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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