reach out
phrasal verb
reached out; reaching out; reaches out
: to make an effort to do something for other people
The church is reaching out to help the poor.
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Here’s to the week ahead, and don’t hesitate to reach out with comments, questions, feedback, joy, or your idea for tariff of the week!
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Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
Stella isn’t being betrayed — if anything, she’s being reached out to, desperately, like her light-years-away namesake, by two yearning humans with their feet, at least for now, stuck on the ground.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Newsweek reached out to Kennedy via email for comment.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Sinha is one of more than two dozen female founders and leaders to whom Forbes reached out to discuss the potential meaning of this historic moment.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
Stella isn’t being betrayed — if anything, she’s being reached out to, desperately, like her light-years-away namesake, by two yearning humans with their feet, at least for now, stuck on the ground.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Newsweek reached out to Kennedy via email for comment.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Sinha is one of more than two dozen female founders and leaders to whom Forbes reached out to discuss the potential meaning of this historic moment.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Reach out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reach%20out. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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