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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Economic feasibility also seems within reach.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
The Bills have the fourth-best record in the AFC and are only half a game behind the trio tied for first, with the top seed still very much within reach.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
These credits have helped millions of families stay covered and kept health care within reach.
—Linda Goler Blount, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Banging on door New heights are within reach for groups that fell just short last year.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
The Bills have the fourth-best record in the AFC and are only half a game behind the trio tied for first, with the top seed still very much within reach.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
These credits have helped millions of families stay covered and kept health care within reach.
—Linda Goler Blount, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Banging on door New heights are within reach for groups that fell just short last year.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Within reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20reach. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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