within reach
idiom
1
: close enough to be touched or picked up : nearby
He kept a dictionary within reach.
2
: close enough to be achieved
Victory was within reach.
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With the right mindset and strategic effort, finding your dream role in program management is absolutely within reach.
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Palanivel Rajan Mylsamy, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
For more: read McKibben on how solar fields are perfect for pollinators; how a state can power itself without fossil fuels; and how cheap green energy is finally within reach.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2025
Comments Even when a blowout hotel isn’t in the budget, a fabulous night’s stay is within reach at these 15 properties, all of which come in at less than $300 a night.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
So, is a spaceflight within reach for you any time soon?
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Palanivel Rajan Mylsamy, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
For more: read McKibben on how solar fields are perfect for pollinators; how a state can power itself without fossil fuels; and how cheap green energy is finally within reach.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2025
Comments Even when a blowout hotel isn’t in the budget, a fabulous night’s stay is within reach at these 15 properties, all of which come in at less than $300 a night.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
So, is a spaceflight within reach for you any time soon?
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Within reach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20reach. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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