catch up (with)

as in to catch
to move fast enough to get even with I walked faster to catch up with my friends

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Verb
  • When a major cloud provider sneezes, the Internet catches a cold.
    Tasmin Lockwood,Katrina Bishop, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Wide receiver Keenan Allen caught a team-leading 11 passes for 119 yards and one touchdown.
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Kingsnorth is surely right that public life has been overtaken by a narrow fixation on data and measurement.
    Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Tall grass also shades weed seedlings, preventing them from expanding and overtaking desirable grass plants, better than short turf.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Catch up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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