1
as in hands
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
would you reach me the potatoes, please?
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2
as in contacts
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 affects
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 rank
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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Recent Examples of reaches
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
Avoid overhead sprinklers and choose soaker hoses, drip irrigation, or hand-watering so that water is delivered low and slow and reaches the roots.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
Stress reaches the gut directly and can send it either way — diarrhea or constipation — or cause incomplete bowel movements.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
The buyer who can afford a satellite feed sees inventories building before the figure reaches the government's report.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
And one company in the Fortune 500 reaches even further back to a time before the United States declared independence.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 June 2026
The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
Those early deployments could help Hello Robot improve the system before a future version reaches our homes.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Venus, on the other hand, reaches its highest altitude in the western evening twilight during June for this current apparition and captures the gaze of millions.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 June 2026
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Hurricanes and other major weather events On Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center was tracking a disturbance with low 10% development odds in the southern reaches of the Gulf’s Bay of Campeche.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Each spring the skies over central Nebraska fill with a special sound—a rolling, trumpeting, almost prehistoric chorus—as a slew of sandhill cranes descend on the wide and shallow reaches of the Platte River.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
He-Man — ended up on Earth as a child in the new Masters of the Universe, far away from the evil reaches of Skeletor.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
Season 2 sees Louis and Claudia in Europe — just in time for World War II — and both novel and show expand outward to include things like vampire covens and AMC tie-in series to the further reaches of Rice’s lore.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 June 2026
That drive sent him to the farthest reaches of the African bush and to the deepest depths of the Caribbean Sea.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Then, in an astonishing reversal, her career takes her to the furthest reaches of the solar system.
—The Know, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
The work always started overnight, and the high reaches and lifts stayed up through the morning, even as guests entered the park.
—Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
Avoid overhead sprinklers and choose soaker hoses, drip irrigation, or hand-watering so that water is delivered low and slow and reaches the roots.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
Stress reaches the gut directly and can send it either way — diarrhea or constipation — or cause incomplete bowel movements.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
The buyer who can afford a satellite feed sees inventories building before the figure reaches the government's report.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
And one company in the Fortune 500 reaches even further back to a time before the United States declared independence.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 June 2026
The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
Those early deployments could help Hello Robot improve the system before a future version reaches our homes.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Venus, on the other hand, reaches its highest altitude in the western evening twilight during June for this current apparition and captures the gaze of millions.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 June 2026
Noun
The structural integrity of section 325 was in question as the roar of the crowd caused the upper reaches of the arena to literally start rumbling.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Hurricanes and other major weather events On Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center was tracking a disturbance with low 10% development odds in the southern reaches of the Gulf’s Bay of Campeche.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Each spring the skies over central Nebraska fill with a special sound—a rolling, trumpeting, almost prehistoric chorus—as a slew of sandhill cranes descend on the wide and shallow reaches of the Platte River.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
He-Man — ended up on Earth as a child in the new Masters of the Universe, far away from the evil reaches of Skeletor.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
Season 2 sees Louis and Claudia in Europe — just in time for World War II — and both novel and show expand outward to include things like vampire covens and AMC tie-in series to the further reaches of Rice’s lore.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 June 2026
That drive sent him to the farthest reaches of the African bush and to the deepest depths of the Caribbean Sea.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Then, in an astonishing reversal, her career takes her to the furthest reaches of the solar system.
—The Know, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
The work always started overnight, and the high reaches and lifts stayed up through the morning, even as guests entered the park.
—Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reaches
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After Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor go on a thrilling adventure filled with car chases and villain monologues, Spielberg hands some of the movie’s biggest emotional heavy lifting to a relative newcomer to Hollywood in the final act.—
David Viramontes,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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The shrewd, long-serving Obama hands Jarrett and Tina Tchen coached this project through all the minefields Chicago inevitably put in its way.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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That designation refers to a specific location on the shore established by a discernible line, often based on debris buildup or vegetation growth, on the land side of the point at which the water contacts the shore.—
Melissa Scanlan,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
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When a customer contacts a company and an employee can’t easily view all past conversations, everyone loses.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
Verb
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That down-to-the-toes level of care is a feature of a program that has transformed the way MLK Community Healthcare treats diabetes, a chronic condition that affects one in every six South Los Angeles residents and nearly a quarter of MLK’s outpatients.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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What is made here affects something, if not everything, in our daily lives.—
Salena Zito,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Smith's father also served in the Army and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Rogen and Franco’s friendship has been a point of contention for the actor, as Rogen continues to climb the ranks in Hollywood.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Kelsey passes around a bowl of clam shells with questions written on them as Liz gnaws on a corn on the cob.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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The conflict resulted in a sharp drop in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, where about a quarter of the world's petroleum supply normally passes.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Barely 20 minutes into the game, the crowd suddenly gets quiet as people hold their breaths in anticipation.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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And the referee, who gets it together in time to brandish a yellow card.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Verb
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However, Wendig’s vision is entirely his own, and The Staircase in the Woods impresses in two distinct ways.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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As a first-time Bambu Lab user, the software impresses me nearly as much as the hardware.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Chiefs Hall of Honor on the second-level concourse contains the organization’s four Super Bowl trophies, memorabilia, exhibits and documents, and there is no admission to walk through history.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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In Ghana, there also remains frustration at the old FIFA rules which dictated that once a player had represented a country at youth level, he was bound to it forever.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Reaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reaches. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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