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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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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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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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The company did say in a statement on its website that people should contact SpaceX if debris is found and refrain from touching the objects.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
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
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Amyloid proteins affect cognitive function and contribute to cognitive decline.8 One large meta-analysis observed a 29% reduction in the risk of all-cause dementia with regular tea drinking.—
Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN,
Verywell Health,
31 Jan. 2025
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Most notably, Cook cited Apple Intelligence’s absence in China and Chinese affecting sales.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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Organizations might find a need for a rapid ramp-up in hiring due to new product launches or seasonal or regional expansion needs.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes,
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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White House officials attempted to clarify the scope of sweeping action by President Donald Trump to freeze federal grant funding on Tuesday after the Office of Management and Budget directed federal agencies to temporarily pause the disbursement of nearly all grants by the end of the day.—
Michael Wilner,
Miami Herald,
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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On Thursday, the House passed the Fix Our Forests Act, a bipartisan measure that's intended to help prevent catastrophic wildfires and provide proper forest management as California continues.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Both Arsenal and Manchester City got the job done in the Champions League in midweek with Arsenal securing automatic progress while City scraped their way through to the play-off places.—
Darren Richman,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Chicago Sky just got bigger — and a whole lot better from behind the arc — in the first official day of WNBA free agency.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reach. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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