outreach
1 of 2verb
out·reach ˌau̇t-ˈrēch 
outreached; outreaching; outreaches
transitive verb
1
a
: to surpass in reach
b
: exceed
the demand outreaches the supply
2
: to get the better of by trickery
intransitive verb
1
: to go too far
2
: to reach out
outreach
2 of 2noun
out·reach ˈau̇t-ˌrēch
1
: the act of reaching out
2
: the extent or limit of reach
the outreach of the Ohio floods
Clifton Johnson
Clifton Johnson3
: the extending of services or assistance beyond current or usual limits
an outreach program
also : the extent of such services or assistance
Synonyms
Verb
- break
- exceed
- outrun
- overpass
- overreach
- overrun
- overshoot
- overstep
- surpass
- transcend
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Example Sentences
Verb The singer's talent outreaches the dull songs she is asked to perform. Noun He is responsible for the campaign's outreach to college students.
Recent Examples on the Web Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2022 DeStrange not only helped outreach for the event but invited friends and other drag queens down for the celebration. AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2022 Bill Clinton, director of public affairs and outreach for US Pacific Fleet, confirmed the shutdown Monday. Chris Boyette, CNN, 11 Jan. 2022 Nelsy Niño, a researcher at the Instituto Humboldt who designs outreach for the expeditions, uses the analogy of a public library when talking to communities or groups of young people. Federico Rios, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2021 Volunteers in each state are being asked to make at least 100 blankets, providing 10 for the Capitol Lawn display and donating another 90 or more to outreach programs in their area. Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2022 Of those, 378 have responded so far to outreach, including text messages, an email, a letter and phone calls. Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 2 Mar. 2022 Fewer details are available at this time about exactly how Reffitt's lawyer will counter the prosecutors' evidence, and the attorney, William Welch, did not respond to outreach from CNN last week. Katelyn Polantz, CNN, 28 Feb. 2022 The company is taking big steps to outreach to small businesses by making advertising easier and more competitive as well as doing its best to tone down some of the toxicity. Gene Marks, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021 Nicholas Slayton, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2022 Turchiano is the library’s community outreach supervisor and division head for its Bilingual Services Division. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 Many election offices are taking matters into their own hands, starting public outreach campaigns to provide accurate information about how elections are run and how ballots are cast and counted. Ali Swenson And, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 The funding shortfalls at the NRSC, where Scott placed a big bet on digital outreach, match party-wide struggles to get supporters to respond to emails and texts. Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 And that is done without the faith’s signature outreach tool — proselytizing. The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 Brown said the minority outreach effort could be reassuring to a segment of white Republican voters concerned that the GOP can be characterized as a lily white party. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 The new duties reflect a nascent trend in the TV ad-sales space: More executives who oversee advertising outreach are also driving new kinds of revenue for media companies. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 The coalition also applied for a Community Centered Health grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of North Carolina to conduct outreach. jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2022 See More
Verb
Many did not respond directly to the groups’ outreach efforts. Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2022 DeStrange not only helped outreach for the event but invited friends and other drag queens down for the celebration. AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2022 Bill Clinton, director of public affairs and outreach for US Pacific Fleet, confirmed the shutdown Monday. Chris Boyette, CNN, 11 Jan. 2022 Nelsy Niño, a researcher at the Instituto Humboldt who designs outreach for the expeditions, uses the analogy of a public library when talking to communities or groups of young people. Federico Rios, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2021 Volunteers in each state are being asked to make at least 100 blankets, providing 10 for the Capitol Lawn display and donating another 90 or more to outreach programs in their area. Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2022 Of those, 378 have responded so far to outreach, including text messages, an email, a letter and phone calls. Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 2 Mar. 2022 Fewer details are available at this time about exactly how Reffitt's lawyer will counter the prosecutors' evidence, and the attorney, William Welch, did not respond to outreach from CNN last week. Katelyn Polantz, CNN, 28 Feb. 2022 The company is taking big steps to outreach to small businesses by making advertising easier and more competitive as well as doing its best to tone down some of the toxicity. Gene Marks, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021 Noun
The city has increasingly criminalized homelessness, and the Los Angeles Police Department and the L.A. Sheriff’s Department have been hard at work, violently clearing encampments and interrupting outreach from service providers. Nicholas Slayton, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2022 Turchiano is the library’s community outreach supervisor and division head for its Bilingual Services Division. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 Many election offices are taking matters into their own hands, starting public outreach campaigns to provide accurate information about how elections are run and how ballots are cast and counted. Ali Swenson And, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 The funding shortfalls at the NRSC, where Scott placed a big bet on digital outreach, match party-wide struggles to get supporters to respond to emails and texts. Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 And that is done without the faith’s signature outreach tool — proselytizing. The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 Brown said the minority outreach effort could be reassuring to a segment of white Republican voters concerned that the GOP can be characterized as a lily white party. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 The new duties reflect a nascent trend in the TV ad-sales space: More executives who oversee advertising outreach are also driving new kinds of revenue for media companies. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 The coalition also applied for a Community Centered Health grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of North Carolina to conduct outreach. jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Verb
circa 1568, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Noun
1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1
outreached
verb
as in exceeded
to go beyond the limit of the demand for power outreached the utility's ability to supply it Synonyms & Similar Words
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