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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
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
No one on the Atlanta buses had reached voting age when the Voting Rights Act became law.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
Screen Brasil reaffirms Embratur’s role in promoting the country internationally and expanding the international reach of Brazilian productions.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 18 May 2026
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Verb
The evening when Djena reached her breaking point began like so many others.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
No one on the Atlanta buses had reached voting age when the Voting Rights Act became law.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Noun
The Swiss watchmaker’s Royal Oaks range from roughly $20,000 for a basic steel reference to well over $300,000 for highly complicated iterations, putting them out of the reach of the masses.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
Screen Brasil reaffirms Embratur’s role in promoting the country internationally and expanding the international reach of Brazilian productions.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reach
Verb
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Din tries to simply hand the Darksaber to Bo-Katan, but this isn't an option.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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If left unaddressed, that vulnerability could hand Beijing enormous leverage over American industry for decades to come.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Thomas asked anyone who was in contact with Mott prior to the incident to contact the department.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Nadella said Musk never contacted him with concerns that Microsoft’s investments in OpenAI were in violation of any special terms or commitments.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
Verb
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The quick pivot didn’t affect the Dodgers much Friday.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Sources close to SkyShowtime said Paramount’s WBD deal had created palpable uncertainty among employees, leading to speculation about how the mega-merger will affect SkyShowtime’s shareholder structure.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The plans, however, were complicated by the project’s ambitious scope.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Previously, when Artemis III was conceived as a moon landing test, the mission was expected to last three to four weeks, according to the European Space Agency, but that timeline doesn’t necessarily apply to the new scope.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Smith has been bumped down to the college ranks.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The skill that earned you the promotion is now the skill capping your rise to the executive ranks.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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After the case was announced, Kenya’s president canceled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Adani.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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In the West, nation-states produced an astonishing expansion of equality, democracy and material security.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The Ducks zipped the puck around the Vegas zone, and Gauthier found a seam pass through the heart of the defense right to Zellweger’s tape.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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An armed man fired more than 60 rounds from an assault-style rifle at passing cars on a busy road near Boston, wounding two people and hitting at least a dozen vehicles.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Verb
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The area North Cornwall has plenty of fancy restaurants, but Prawn on the Lawn in Padstow gets the balance right between sophisticated seafood and laidback service.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Cameron Brink’s 10 points were the only ones provided by the Sparks’ bench, while the Tempo got 42 points from reserves.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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“Reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reach. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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