Effect and Reach

Effect

Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Reach and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reach" instead the word "Effect" as a verb or a noun.

Reach verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

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Effect and reach are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead the word "Reach" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: reached, reaching, reachable

good	good effect	good reach
full	full effect	full reach
best	best effect	best reach
better	better effect	better reach
Other adjectives: similar, normal, original, powerful, actual, great, huge, little, immediate, extra, additional, significant, greater, maximum, different.

state	effect state	reach state
status	effect status	reach status
point	effect point	reach point
area	effect area	reach area
Other words: way, world, ship, city.

There's a similar effect in Mass Effect 2 , where the Sahrabarik system is both where you begin after taking control of your ship and where the relay to reach the Very Definitely Final Dungeon is located.

Source: Book Ends / Video Games
This trope comes into full effect during an episode when Cotton's VFW group attempts to reach out to some Vietnam vets (whom Cotton thinks of as wimps who got off easy compared to him).

Source: Shell-Shocked Veteran
When the investigator protagonists in Vladimir Serebryakov and Andrey Ulanov's From America with Love reach the NSA, they are in effect never get past the doorman.

Source: No Such Agency

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