within reach
idiom
1
: close enough to be touched or picked up : nearby
He kept a dictionary within reach.
2
: close enough to be achieved
Victory was within reach.
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Block the open lane to the buffet Having a mountain of food within reach of your TV-watching chair encourages the opposite.
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Michael Merschel/ American Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2025
The playoffs may still be within reach in theory, but not in reality.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
State of play: What once fell somewhere between an impossibility and a hail mary is now within reach for Nashville.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Beyond the moon, human travel to Mars is within reach.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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Michael Merschel/ American Heart Association News, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2025
The playoffs may still be within reach in theory, but not in reality.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
State of play: What once fell somewhere between an impossibility and a hail mary is now within reach for Nashville.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Beyond the moon, human travel to Mars is within reach.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Within reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20reach. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.
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