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Recent Examples of catch on
There's a lot of kindling around, and there's a lot of like newspapers that can catch on fire.
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Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
And on this particular take, the flames immediately lick up the side of the prop and almost catch on the fabric of his sleeve.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Rice is terrific after the catch on the football field, a trait that materialized on his first touchdown.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
The 5-11, 209-pound Price has only one catch on the season but has carried the ball 63 times for 422 yards and seven touchdowns.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
And on this particular take, the flames immediately lick up the side of the prop and almost catch on the fabric of his sleeve.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Rice is terrific after the catch on the football field, a trait that materialized on his first touchdown.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
The 5-11, 209-pound Price has only one catch on the season but has carried the ball 63 times for 422 yards and seven touchdowns.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
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The agreement includes bipartisan bills worked out by the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund parts of government — food aid, veterans programs and the legislative branch, among other things.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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For well over a year, these comfy walking shoes became my go-to for catching flights, running errands, working out, and clocking thousands of steps across New York City.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Then, Anderson went over to Izzo to explain what happened, and the 70-year-old coach went ballistic.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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For me, this means quickly going over them with acetone and then applying a base coat, two color coats, and a top coat.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Marshall, who came off the bench and scored 30 points, was one of the biggest reasons the Mavericks avoided a regular-season series sweep by the Wizards.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Sluggish start The Horned Frogs looked more rusty than rested coming off the bye week as TCU trailed Iowa State 6-3 at halftime.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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Even if the House succeeded in impeaching a judge, the Senate would need to affirm that decision by a two-thirds majority vote.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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And more often than not, Miami has succeeded there.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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That projection wouldn’t pan out, of course, if enough millionaires left the city to avoid the tax.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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In a post on X Wednesday morning, Huffman acknowledged that the election did not pan out as hoped.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Nov. 2025
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Delete suspicious messages immediately and never click on links from unknown sources.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The user doesn't have to click on a link or a message.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Another Republican, Sen John Cornyn of Texas, had to fly back from Texas to deliver the crucial 60th vote.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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While Kyle Shanahan’s team continues to battle the injury bug, the coach and his staff keep finding ways to win games as backups have assumed vital roles and have delivered.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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