within reach

idiom

1
: close enough to be touched or picked up : nearby
He kept a dictionary within reach.
2
: close enough to be achieved
Victory was within reach.

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If the Knicks play full games, the Finals are within reach. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025 Hope means both everything and nothing at all, and yet it is always purported to be within reach. Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 16 May 2025 In March 2024, 20.8% of listings were within reach for these households, and by March of this year that rose to 21.2%. Diana Olick, CNBC, 15 May 2025 The business was founded with the customer at the center through the belief that financial security should be within reach for everyone. Robert Reiss, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for within reach

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“Within reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20reach. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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