as in shouting distance
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Recent Examples of striking distance
Since the start of the year, investors have been clambering for coins, putting prices in striking distance from their all-time record.
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Susan Howson, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2024
Can the Arizona State Sun Devils and Arizona Wildcats take advantage?
UCLA (7-10, 2-4) and USC (8-9, 2-4) sit as part of a four-way tie for eighth place while ASU (10-6, 4-1) sits in second right behind Oregon (13-3, 5-0) with Arizona (12-4, 3-2) in striking distance.
—Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024
There’s something poetic about a son of a storied Iditarod family finally finding himself in striking distance of claiming the title, Ogdon said.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2023
This allowed Kansas State to secure 11 second chance points to TCU’s 3, which hindered the Frogs ability to get back to striking distance in the second half.
—Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2023
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Susan Howson, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2024
Can the Arizona State Sun Devils and Arizona Wildcats take advantage?
UCLA (7-10, 2-4) and USC (8-9, 2-4) sit as part of a four-way tie for eighth place while ASU (10-6, 4-1) sits in second right behind Oregon (13-3, 5-0) with Arizona (12-4, 3-2) in striking distance.
—Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024
There’s something poetic about a son of a storied Iditarod family finally finding himself in striking distance of claiming the title, Ogdon said.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2023
This allowed Kansas State to secure 11 second chance points to TCU’s 3, which hindered the Frogs ability to get back to striking distance in the second half.
—Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for striking distance
shouting distance
Noun
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Dana Rodriguez’s next restaurant will be within shouting distance of the farm the food comes from.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
25 Aug. 2025
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When the pair got within shouting distance of the American press corps, a bit of harsh reality crept in.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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