1
as in handed
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
would you reach me the potatoes, please?
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2
as in contacted
to transmit information or requests to
you can reach me by phone after 3:00 p.m. most days
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3
as in affected
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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Recent Examples of reached
Still, driving winds carried with them rumours that reached my dear aunt’s ears.
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
In the 27-year-old’s 42 games with the Dodgers, Kim hasn’t reached his previous successes from last season.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
The Canadian hip-hop musician charted 27 smashes on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 2018, as a number of songs from his album Scorpion reached the ranking at the same time.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The Lancers reached Rodriguez for two runs in the third and two more on Nevarez’s blast.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Keith and Lee were on Northwood’s 2023 squad that reached the Division 5 semifinals.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Negotiations are expected to continue throughout the season, and if a deal isn’t reached by the start of December the widespread expectation is that MLB will lock out the players, potentially putting the start of the 2027 season in jeopardy.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
When Lindsey reached the car, Milligan drove toward him.
—Caroline Zimmerman
may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Reporters asked Bessent, who oversees the IRS, how the agency reached the settlement.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
In the 27-year-old’s 42 games with the Dodgers, Kim hasn’t reached his previous successes from last season.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
The Canadian hip-hop musician charted 27 smashes on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 2018, as a number of songs from his album Scorpion reached the ranking at the same time.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The Lancers reached Rodriguez for two runs in the third and two more on Nevarez’s blast.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Keith and Lee were on Northwood’s 2023 squad that reached the Division 5 semifinals.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Negotiations are expected to continue throughout the season, and if a deal isn’t reached by the start of December the widespread expectation is that MLB will lock out the players, potentially putting the start of the 2027 season in jeopardy.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
When Lindsey reached the car, Milligan drove toward him.
—Caroline Zimmerman
may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Reporters asked Bessent, who oversees the IRS, how the agency reached the settlement.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reached
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In 2025, Vallow Daybell was handed two more consecutive life sentences after being convicted in Arizona for earlier plotting to kill her fourth husband and attempting to murder her niece's ex-husband.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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The Royals had rallied back from an early 3-0 deficit and handed Erceg a 6-4 lead in the ninth.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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The National Park Service's Alaska Regional Office didn't immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for additional information.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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He was arrested Monday evening, after police contacted him by phone and ordered him to return to the scene, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Mayor Brandon Johnson came to this office with something genuinely rare — authentic credibility in the communities most affected by this crisis.—
Desmon Yancy,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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According to Microsoft, its quantum team used agentic AI to automate complex measurements, optimize fabrication processes, analyze decades of research data, and uncover previously unnoticed problems that affected device performance.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Certainly not that of artists; over the last twenty years, the gatekeeping function has passed from critics to curators to a few major dealers to collectors themselves.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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According to county officials cited by WIBC, Habib also passed the federal E-Verify employment-authorization check during onboarding.—
Alexandra Koch , Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Wembanyama scored 22 points, Julian Champagnie got 18 of his 20 off of three-pointers and the Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 on Saturday night — bucking heavy odds to win a Game 7 on the road.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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The drama got even louder when a short sideline video started making the rounds on X.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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But Serna and his coaches were also influenced by Kimball’s State double a year earlier.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Over the last decade, deep political divisions have influenced the way people view the nation’s history.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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His teammates and coaches are impressed by that, but there is something more.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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It’s been her developmental potential, paired with a veteran’s on-court demeanor, that has impressed her new teammates so far.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Between September and December 2020, Xu replaced the contents of coffee capsules, whiskey bottles and water bottles in colleagues’ offices with methylmercury chloride, an acute toxin that can be fatal if swallowed, inhaled or touched.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Last year Amazon’s 14,000-plus layoffs touched nearly every part of the business, yet engineers were hit the hardest with job cuts, as nearly 40% of the 4,700 layoffs across New York, California, and New Jersey were engineering roles.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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“Reached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reached. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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