catch at
phrasal verb
caught at; catching at; catches at
: to reach for and try to hold (something)
The baby caught at my dress as I walked past.
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But Doyle, the two-time Gold Glover, made a leaping catch at the wall to clinch the victory.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 3 June 2025
Sanchez is accused of ordering the murder of Sunday Powers, an Alaskan woman who was caught at an airport carrying $20,000 of Sanchez’s money.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Just 43 pounds of the 21,900 pounds were caught at the Canadian border.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
On those flights, SpaceX successfully returned its Super Heavy booster to Earth in back-to-back rocket catches at with giant chopsticks, but the Ship stage of the rocket failed shortly after liftoff.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 May 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 3 June 2025
Sanchez is accused of ordering the murder of Sunday Powers, an Alaskan woman who was caught at an airport carrying $20,000 of Sanchez’s money.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Just 43 pounds of the 21,900 pounds were caught at the Canadian border.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
On those flights, SpaceX successfully returned its Super Heavy booster to Earth in back-to-back rocket catches at with giant chopsticks, but the Ship stage of the rocket failed shortly after liftoff.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 May 2025
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“Catch at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20at. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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