as in shouting distance
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Recent Examples of striking distance
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.
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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
That puts the Biden administration in striking distance of meeting its goal of cutting emissions roughly in half by 2030.
—Emily Cochrane, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022
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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
That puts the Biden administration in striking distance of meeting its goal of cutting emissions roughly in half by 2030.
—Emily Cochrane, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for striking distance
shouting distance
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Gauff was up 4-2 in the third set, within shouting distance of the finish line.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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The Giants entered Tuesday in possession of a wild-card spot, within shouting distance of the Dodgers for first place, despite an offense ranked 21st in home runs and 23rd in slugging percentage.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Striking distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striking%20distance. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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