outreach
verb
out·reach
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outreached;
outreaching;
outreaches
Definition of outreach
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to surpass in reach
b
: exceed
the demand outreaches the supply
2
: to get the better of by trickery
outreach
noun
out·reach
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Definition of outreach (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: the act of reaching out
2
: the extent or limit of reach
the outreach of the Ohio floods— Clifton Johnson
3
: the extending of services or assistance beyond current or usual limits
an outreach program
also
: the extent of such services or assistance
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Synonyms for outreach
Synonyms: Verb
break, exceed, outrun, overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot, overstep, surpass, transcend
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Examples of outreach in a Sentence
Verb
a young actress whose ambition outreaches her talent, unfortunatelyNoun
He is responsible for the campaign's outreach to college students.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
This isn’t the first time Konnyu’s political ambitions have outreached his wallet, with fundraising woes cutting short his stated plans to challenge Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein in 2018 and then-Lt. — John Wildermuth, SFChronicle.com, "Ernie Konnyu’s congressional run ends almost as soon as it started," 25 Aug. 2019 The open site status allows us to outreach our service to more Crosby students district-wide. — Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle, "Local school districts to help provide free meals to kids through the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program," 13 June 2018 Throughout her career, Hobson has made financial literacy and community outreach a priority. — Jonathan Sperling, Fortune, "Mellody Hobson Will Become Starbucks Vice Chair After Howard Schultz Departure," 5 June 2018 Currently in the midst of a capital campaign, planning, and community outreach the two founders hope to open as soon as next year. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "A historic home, rebooted as an incubator for women of color who code," 22 Mar. 2018 Despite an initially strong pace in signups, the enrollment numbers were widely expected to drop compared with last year given the constant political turmoil over the law and the Trump administration’s cuts to outreach funding. — Clifton Leaf, Fortune, "Brainstorm Health: The Art of Aiming, Apple Watch EKG, Obamacare Signups," 22 Dec. 2017 This was especially the case when Melania wouldn’t take the president’s outreached hand as the two deplaned at the airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "Pope Francis asks Melania Trump if she feeds cake to President Trump," 24 May 2017 More recently, the church has played host to outreach workers from Catholic Charities, the boots-on-the-ground branch of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. — Beau Evans, NOLA.com, "'I consider you family': In tornado's wake, New Orleans East neighbors band together," 15 June 2017 While Rouhani has broad support among moderates and others seeking further openings in Iranian policies from social codes to outreach with the West. — Erin Cunningham, Washington Post, "Iranians vote for president, with the nuclear deal and economy on their minds," 19 May 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Trump’s dramatic shift echoed his initial outreach to North Korea -- which has since resulted in three meetings with leader Kim Jong Un but no breakthrough deal. — David Wainer, Fortune, "Trump and Rouhani Have Little Incentive to Meet. Here’s Why," 27 Aug. 2019 Federal funding for Picciolini’s organization through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been drying up, prompting him to launch a grassroots fundraising campaign this week at www.freeradicals.org to help his outreach expand. — Kristen Mcqueary, chicagotribune.com, "Column: The truth about race-baiting that Trump supporters don’t want to hear," 26 Aug. 2019 In this context, OPMs and universities argue that proactive, personalized outreach is exactly what prospective students are seeking. — Katerina Manoff, The Atlantic, "How They (Online Graduate Programs) Get You," 14 Aug. 2019 Her outreach, the official said, is a part of the White House office of legislative affairs' efforts to engage members of Congress in talks about gun policy. — CBS News, "Ivanka Trump involved in congressional outreach on gun reform," 13 Aug. 2019 Saturday's outreach was one of multiple recent attempts by police to engage with the LGBTQ community in Dallas. — Lavendrick Smith, Dallas News, "Dallas police offer free self-defense class after attacks targeting LGBTQ community," 27 July 2019 Online outreach, which he was seen as starting at a disadvantage, has been gangbusters. — Philip Elliott, Time, "Joe Biden Keeps Stumbling. The Democratic Pile-On Is Just Getting Started.," 21 June 2019 For him, education outreach was as important as the music-making. — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, "Leonard Bernstein's daughter tells Philly: My dad would love 'Hamilton' and be 'a little jealous'," 28 June 2018 Nimer said Sylvester’s outreach efforts to prevent cancer in specific local communities impressed NCI. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "Sylvester Center’s new designation comes with big benefits for cancer patients," 29 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outreach.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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outreach
noun
English Language Learners Definition of outreach
: the activity or process of bringing information or services to people
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