as in inch
a very small distance or degree
he's within shouting distance of being the winningest coach in college basketball history
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Recent Examples of shouting distance
Nobody expected the Sixers to be within shouting distance of keeping this pick.
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Tony Jones, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
But here and there amid the Palisades and Eaton fires, in places not protected by the private fire crews of the wealthy, a home survived – an apparent miracle – raising questions about how one structure can make it through while others within shouting distance burn to the ground.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The fact that the Rangers are still in shouting distance after that awful stretch also shows how weak the wild-card race is.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
It is believed the Mets may be slightly higher as of Saturday night, but the respective offers appear to be within shouting distance.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Tony Jones, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
But here and there amid the Palisades and Eaton fires, in places not protected by the private fire crews of the wealthy, a home survived – an apparent miracle – raising questions about how one structure can make it through while others within shouting distance burn to the ground.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The fact that the Rangers are still in shouting distance after that awful stretch also shows how weak the wild-card race is.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
It is believed the Mets may be slightly higher as of Saturday night, but the respective offers appear to be within shouting distance.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouting distance
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The Almanac Average temperature: High 88, Low 66 Rainfall: 3.74 inches 1.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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Apply a 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch keeping it away from the trunk.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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The hearing will mark the first time a federal judge has considered the issue since Trump issued an executive order last month directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take steps to shrink the department.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Democratic Party leaders are trying to figure out their next steps as Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg's efforts to primary Democratic incumbents alarms party officials.—
Anne Bryson,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2025
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But their magnum opus was 1978’s Dub Housing, where Thomas shows off his collection of animal noises, grunts, yelps, and screeches, up to his neck in industrial synth-and-guitar factory noise.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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Loading your audio article Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal slashing of a man in the neck during a clash inside an Upper West Side building, cops said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Shouting distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouting%20distance. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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