Extend and Reach

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Extend verb - To make longer.

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Reach is a synonym for extend in range topic. In some cases you can use "Reach" instead a verb "Extend", when it comes to topics like stretch out, continue, come up to, enlarge.

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

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Extend is a synonym for reach in stretch out topic. You can use "Extend" instead a verb "Reach", if it concerns topics such as come up to, enlarge, extend to.

Nearby Words: reached, reaching, reachable

power	extend power	reach power
position	extend position	reach position
line	extend line	reach line
limit	extend limit	reach limit
Other words: way, distance, height, age, points.

Difficulty by Region — A minor example: In some versions, when you reach a score needed for an extend, you automatically get an extra life instead of needing to get the item for it.

Source: Video Game / Armed Police Batrider
Even Jafar, though he definitely cared about having a lot of magical power, never seemed to extend his political reach beyond Agrabah.

Source: Take Over the City
As such, the "barbarians" like Manticore tore their fleets to pieces when the League was manipulated into trying to extend their reach that far.

Source: Galactic Superpower

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