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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
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 May 2025
In the end, the protest arguably reached its apex not on the grounds of the school but on national television.
—John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 May 2025
But its reach is spottier in the outer suburbs, other parts of the Front Range and along the I-70 corridor.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
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Verb
According to court records, the parties reached a settlement in 2022.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 May 2025
In the end, the protest arguably reached its apex not on the grounds of the school but on national television.
—John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Noun
The company’s reach goes even further, Corlette added: Optum Health now employs or affiliates with about 90,000 doctors — nearly 10% of U.S. physicians — allowing UnitedHealth Group to direct patients to its own providers and essentially pay itself for care.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 May 2025
But its reach is spottier in the outer suburbs, other parts of the Front Range and along the I-70 corridor.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reach
Verb
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Why did Haaland hand the ball over to Omar Marmoush?—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Clean energy investment was worth $2.1 trillion in 2024, and while America’s clean energy economy has boomed since 2022, ceding this economic opportunity by killing off a fast-growing industry will hand that investment and jobs growth to competitors like China and the European Union.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Newsweek contacted the Orleans Parish Sheriff's office via email on Sunday outside of usual working hours.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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Masterson contacted Hussman, who hired him to work in Little Rock as an investigative reporter for all of the WEHCO newspapers, which included the Arkansas Democrat as well as those in Texarkana, Camden, Hot Springs, El Dorado and Magnolia.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
Verb
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That glaring absence of both people and money will affect both WHO's ability to address health crises that don't care about borders -– as well as the ability of the U.S. to collaborate with the rest of the world to solve them, say global health specialists interviewed by NPR.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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When 23andMe declared bankruptcy, there were myriad concerns about users’ privacy, especially after a 2023 data breach affecting 6.9 million people.—
Michael Barclay,
Quartz,
19 May 2025
Noun
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But Italian beef, the quintessential Chicago sandwich, remains at the top of the Buona menu — and its expansion plans.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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The legislation would implement work requirements for adults enrolled in Medicaid expansion and increase the frequency of eligibility checks to ensure people still qualify for the program.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Are these films more intimate in scope, or has there been there a shift in scale?—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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The scope for Wieffer, O’Riley and Gomez to improve in their second seasons at Brighton provides hope of bridging the gap.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Gutiérrez, who joined Washington’s ranks as an upstart Puerto Rican alderman, has since gravitated toward more establishment positions.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Trump’s budget proposal House Republicans stayed up all night Wednesday to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Surveillance footage showed Martinez’s son and his friends tagging a laundromat while the father flashed gang signs at passing cars, the detective wrote.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Although the bill didn’t pass, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2002 called for the review, including Latino soldiers.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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That, plus more demanding processors, higher burst rates, and video modes, means mirrorless cameras get less battery life than DSLRs.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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“Reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reach. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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