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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Fox News Digital reached out to the Reddit user and United Airlines for comment.
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Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Newsweek has reached out to ICE and Cox's office via email for comment on Saturday.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
Other BlueSky users have emailed BlueSky CEO Jay Graber and reached out across social media platforms, asking the company to do better.
—Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
In the years that followed, producer Joshua Henry discovered a copy of Time of the Last Persecution in his father’s record collection and eventually reached out to Fay.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2025
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Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Newsweek has reached out to ICE and Cox's office via email for comment on Saturday.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
Other BlueSky users have emailed BlueSky CEO Jay Graber and reached out across social media platforms, asking the company to do better.
—Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
In the years that followed, producer Joshua Henry discovered a copy of Time of the Last Persecution in his father’s record collection and eventually reached out to Fay.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Reach out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reach%20out. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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