as in to work out
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Recent Examples of catch on
Zynex begins to crumble The facade eventually started to crumble when insurance providers began to catch on to the scheme.
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Injury and roster updates Outfielder Kyle Stowers (right hamstring strain) took about 30 swings and played catch on Sunday.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
The crash caused the Subaru to catch on fire.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Indeed, Garcia-Evans, who is the team’s all-time assists leader, made a great catch on the throw by the team’s all-time points leader and then scored on a layup.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Injury and roster updates Outfielder Kyle Stowers (right hamstring strain) took about 30 swings and played catch on Sunday.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
The crash caused the Subaru to catch on fire.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Indeed, Garcia-Evans, who is the team’s all-time assists leader, made a great catch on the throw by the team’s all-time points leader and then scored on a layup.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
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The judge presiding, Arun Subramanian, ordered the parties to try to work out a settlement this week.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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Divided evenly, that works out to roughly 1,017 miles a month.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Councilman Myles Tolliver, D-at large, previously asked who would be responsible for any additional costs if construction goes over budget.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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His free kick went over the wall and past Crepeau to seal the deal at 4-2.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Horton was coming off his first clean sheet in a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Oil surges as Iran picks Khamenei’s son as supreme leader, but comes off a tad after the Financial Times reported about talks on a possible coordinated release of reserves.—
Nasteho Said,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Terrorists need both capabilities and intent to succeed.—
Colin P. Clarke,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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Will either of these efforts succeed?—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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But the tower’s turnaround apparently didn’t pan out as Shvo had hoped — with him still at the helm, soaking up the credit.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
9 Mar. 2026
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But for Dobson’s red card in second-half stoppage time, who knows how things may have panned out?—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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To sign up to get this newsletter delivered every Monday to your inbox, click here.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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For more information on Nurture PA, click here or scan the QR code below.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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And the loss of Amarion Dickerson, who would’ve been a key rotation piece, ended up being a major blow for a team that was counting on everyone at the top of the rotation to deliver.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The remarks, delivered to Standard Bank executives and reported for the first time by Semafor, captured the growing unease among policymakers about how quickly the external shocks can undermine domestic planning, especially for an open, import-dependent economy like South Africa.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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