as in inch
a very small distance or degree
he's within shouting distance of being the winningest coach in college basketball history
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Recent Examples of shouting distance
Fort Lupton was never within shouting distance of replicating its 83-82 victory over Prospect Ridge on Jan. 14 in Broomfield.
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Believe it or not, despite the major market averages still within shouting distance of all-time highs, the latest weekly Sentiment Survey from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) showed only 19.4% of folks on Main Street were bullish.
—John Buckingham, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Nobody expected the Sixers to be within shouting distance of keeping this pick.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
But here and there amid the Palisades and Eaton fires, in places not protected by the private fire crews of the wealthy, a home survived – an apparent miracle – raising questions about how one structure can make it through while others within shouting distance burn to the ground.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Believe it or not, despite the major market averages still within shouting distance of all-time highs, the latest weekly Sentiment Survey from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) showed only 19.4% of folks on Main Street were bullish.
—John Buckingham, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Nobody expected the Sixers to be within shouting distance of keeping this pick.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
But here and there amid the Palisades and Eaton fires, in places not protected by the private fire crews of the wealthy, a home survived – an apparent miracle – raising questions about how one structure can make it through while others within shouting distance burn to the ground.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouting distance
Noun
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The storms could cause hail up to 2 inches in diameter.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
8 July 2025
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At around midnight July 3, rain began gushing into the Guadalupe River – dropping more than 10 inches into the river at Hunt in just four hours and swelling it to dangerous levels.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
7 July 2025
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Taking their mission a step beyond, a portion of every purchase goes to nonprofits that are dedicated to supporting survivors of human trafficking.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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New Hampshire law even goes a step further to prohibit deepfakes of any kind that cause reputational harm, including deepfakes of political candidates.—
Angela Eichhorst,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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How the heart freckle tattoo got started Smith did her first heart freckle tattoo around two years ago, for a client who wanted a line of them trailing down her neck.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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This buttery-looking Free People sweater has a mock neck and a particularly autumnal hue, and these 45-percent-off Levi’s jeans balance out its stylishly slouchy look.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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“Shouting distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouting%20distance. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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