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Synonyms

in reach

Idioms  

  1. Also, within reach. Within one's means or powers or understanding. For example, The legatees were extremely greedy, taking whatever of their aunt's came within reach, or Don't price this item too high; it should be in reach of the average customer: This expression dates from the mid-1500s, as do the antonyms out of reach and beyond reach, meaning “unattainable”; for example, This plan is out of reach for most subscribers, or His explanation is beyond my reach.

Example Sentences

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That increase in reach could allow astronomers to detect millions of black hole and neutron star mergers across cosmic history, and to study them with unprecedented detail.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

Suddenly, bliss is in reach, and her grandmother is her favorite person in the world, the one being who could lift the veil she couldn’t see past.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

For ACA enrollees like Kelli Wong, 45, of Bluffton, S.C., the ACA subsidies put coverage in reach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

But aesthetically and tonally, whiffs of affluence are in reach for those who want a taste.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

His real name is Ralph, but his parents nicknamed him in Ojibwe after Animal, from the Muppets, because he’s been pounding and tapping everything in reach since he was born.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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