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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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Examples of reach in a Sentence
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Laura Schulte can be reached at leschulte@jrn.com and on X at @SchulteLaura.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
The lack of hitting with runners in scoring position proved costly for the Mets as Ohtani tacked on another run for Los Angeles with an RBI single to almost put the game out of reach.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Verb
So far in 2024, the temperature reached 100 degrees or higher on 142 days, with the most recent day over 100 degrees on Oct. 14.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Laura Schulte can be reached at leschulte@jrn.com and on X at @SchulteLaura.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
Expanding the reach of EbonyLife Creative Academy has been a major milestone.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
The lack of hitting with runners in scoring position proved costly for the Mets as Ohtani tacked on another run for Los Angeles with an RBI single to almost put the game out of reach.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reach. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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