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Recent Examples of catch on
After failing to catch on with Atlanta following a 1986 trade, Robertson moved back to Orange.
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Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
And those improvements include cross-platform capabilities so Android users can also quick catch on if there’s an errant AirTag nearby, for instance.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Apple is stuck in its own slump, with its $3,500 VisionPro headset failing to catch on with consumers and its efforts to build an in-house LLM so lackluster that it’s been forced to use Google Gemini.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Boutte's ball-tracking is up there with almost any other receiver in the league, and his yards after catch on a slant was a nice bonus.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
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Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
And those improvements include cross-platform capabilities so Android users can also quick catch on if there’s an errant AirTag nearby, for instance.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Apple is stuck in its own slump, with its $3,500 VisionPro headset failing to catch on with consumers and its efforts to build an in-house LLM so lackluster that it’s been forced to use Google Gemini.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Boutte's ball-tracking is up there with almost any other receiver in the league, and his yards after catch on a slant was a nice bonus.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
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That works out to roughly three to four condoms per athlete — and the Games were still ongoing when the shortage was reported.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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Taken together, all this means that curlers spend hours between matches meeting with teammates to discuss strategy, working out team conflicts, seeing physiotherapists, refueling and psyching themselves up for the next match.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The president then typed a long list of his own purported achievements and alleged that a snide remark Maher made about him on Friday was the result of a joke going over the veteran comic’s head.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2026
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At 6-foot-1, Richardson is the only participant under 6-foot-6, with smaller guards often going over well with the live crowd.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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By and large, Kenny comes off as a nice guy, if not a smidge obnoxious.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Outside of Reibe, the Huskies only got two points from the three other players who came off their bench (Ross, Jaylin Stewart and Malachi Smith).—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Rufe said the federal government was unlikely to succeed at trial.—
TASSANEE VEJPONGSA,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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The company said that Essa Kazim has been appointed to succeed bin Sulayem as chairman, and that Yuvraj Narayan has been appointed to succeed him as CEO.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
21 Feb. 2026
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If none of these private stations pans out, the only LEO outpost left when the ISS crashes back to Earth will likely be Tiangong, the three-module station that China finished building in late 2022.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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At first blush, the predictions in Clash seem to have panned out.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Hilary Duff is having one of those moments when everything clicks.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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For information about how to connect with all emergency shelters in Contra Costa, call 211 or click on the list of shelters provided by Contra Costa Health.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Elsewhere in boys hockey action, Brian Dilisio delivered a hat trick that proved the difference for Essex Tech, anchoring a 4-1 win over Martha’s Vineyard to take the tournament championship.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Glenn, who became the first woman since Kwan to win three consecutive national titles, will come in as the heavy favorite but Liu, the only member of the team with Olympic experience, and the 18-year-old Levito, a silver medalist at worlds, could deliver just as easily.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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