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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This on-sale belt bag, for example, has an adjustable strap that can be worn across your chest or waist, and keeps your belongings within reach.
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Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Provide employees with a set number of one-on-one coaching sessions each year, offered both virtually and in-person so that support is always within reach but remains highly confidential.
—Dr. Melissa Weathersby, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Reno’s best shopping, dining, entertainment, and year-round outdoor recreation are all within reach, and the Reno-Tahoe International Airport is just 15 miles away.
—Andrea Meck, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
By making the cameras solar-powered and connected over cell networks, Flock brought the technology within reach of smaller towns and departments that couldn’t afford earlier systems.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Provide employees with a set number of one-on-one coaching sessions each year, offered both virtually and in-person so that support is always within reach but remains highly confidential.
—Dr. Melissa Weathersby, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Reno’s best shopping, dining, entertainment, and year-round outdoor recreation are all within reach, and the Reno-Tahoe International Airport is just 15 miles away.
—Andrea Meck, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
By making the cameras solar-powered and connected over cell networks, Flock brought the technology within reach of smaller towns and departments that couldn’t afford earlier systems.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Within reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20reach. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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