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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 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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as in expansion
a wide space or area
a wide reach of woods
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Recent Examples of reach
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Flooding had potential to reach up to 1 foot of inundation.
—Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
As one third of The Police, Copeland banged his way to the upper reaches of pop stardom.
—Heather Abbott, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Indeterminate tomatoes produce fruit all season, and their vines grow tall, reaching 6 feet or more.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Flooding had potential to reach up to 1 foot of inundation.
—Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
The road to bringing free-electron lasers within reach This achievement marks an important turning point.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
As one third of The Police, Copeland banged his way to the upper reaches of pop stardom.
—Heather Abbott, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reach
Verb
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In the final days of the war, the Nazis sought to destroy the party’s vast collection of membership cards but they were saved at the last minute and later handed to the Americans.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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Brendan Fitzgerald has left his role as CEO of Secuoya Studios, which is at the same time handing complete independence to its Latin American arm.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Metropolitan Police did not want to comment further when contacted by PEOPLE.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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You could be contacted by CNN for a future story.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Los Angeles and Long Beach unified school districts, the county’s two largest districts, do not use LACOE’s portal for electronic tax documents and their employees were not affected, according to those districts.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Ashley — who is also the mother of two daughters, Alice and Yrsa — described how the tragedy has affected their family.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Smart compares its scope to WannaCry, the high-profile global ransomware attack that affected more than 200,000 computers in 2017.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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The turnout reflected the scope of the loss.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Bruce also had the lowest levels of stress hormone metabolites, was given priority access to the four central feeding stations on account of his rank, and even had a non-mate remove debris from his lower beak, the only individual in the circus to be so honored.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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Rival streaming services are also beefing up the ranks of their podcasts.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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This external stripping accelerates the heating and expansion of the dwarf galaxy, nudging it toward that dynamical attractor even faster.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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But Apple’s more recent expansions into areas like virtual reality and artificial intelligence haven’t been as successful.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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No team allowed more points or passing yards than the Cowboys in 2025.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Virginia lawmakers endorsed a constitutional amendment allowing their mid-decade redistricting last fall, then passed it again in January as part of a two-step process that requires an intervening election for an amendment to be placed on the ballot.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At that moment Contreras made perhaps the biggest play of the game, eschewing the easy force play on McGonigle at first and making the considerably more challenging throw to second to get the lead runner.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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In 2024-25, the Lightning went 29-8-4 at home during the regular season and pushed to get home-ice advantage over the Panthers by finishing second in the Atlantic Division.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reach. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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