in reach

idiom

: close enough to be touched or picked up
The child tried to grab anything in reach.

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Humans like to be able to enjoy some of their earnings but are limited on what’s in reach. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 That could happen again, especially if Republican funders have more confidence that a win is in reach or even likely. Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 7 Sep. 2025 Here, some truly beautiful, inventive, and powerful novels and memoirs about ambitious women—singular in desire but breathtakingly expansive in reach: Allie Tagle-Dokus, Lucky Girl Lucky Girl is a hilarious and heartbreaking exploration of the messy contradictions between art, work, and ambition. Eliana Ramage september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025 The dream season was thought to have been in reach. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in reach

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“In reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20reach. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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