as in shouting distance
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More New York Yankees/Getty Images New York pushes back toward October as the reigning American League champion, but the Red Sox are in striking distance for the first time in four years.
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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Stewart started the Sunday of the 1993 Memorial Tournament three strokes ahead of Azinger but by the tourney’s 72nd hole that lead had been whittled down to striking distance.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Both our winner, The Ritz-Carlton, and our runner-up, Grand Hyatt Berlin, are situated in the heart of the city, near the bustling Potsdamer Platz square, striking distance from top attractions such as Checkpoint Charlie and the Tiergarten Park.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Since the start of the year, investors have been clambering for coins, putting prices in striking distance from their all-time record.
—Susan Howson, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2024
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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Stewart started the Sunday of the 1993 Memorial Tournament three strokes ahead of Azinger but by the tourney’s 72nd hole that lead had been whittled down to striking distance.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Both our winner, The Ritz-Carlton, and our runner-up, Grand Hyatt Berlin, are situated in the heart of the city, near the bustling Potsdamer Platz square, striking distance from top attractions such as Checkpoint Charlie and the Tiergarten Park.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Since the start of the year, investors have been clambering for coins, putting prices in striking distance from their all-time record.
—Susan Howson, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for striking distance
shouting distance
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For his part, Hal tees up two prime examples of the arguments for and against him as a potential veep: his public incineration of his clearest rival for the post, Pennsylvania governor Seiler, and getting within shouting distance of whipping enough votes to pass the Law of the Sea Treaty.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Fundraising for politicians was never carried out within shouting distance of an AIPAC event.—
Ron Kampeas,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Striking distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striking%20distance. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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