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! 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 See all Example Sentences for reach out 

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“Reach out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reach%20out. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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