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Recent Examples of catch on
Rockies right fielder Troy Johnston made a diving catch on his shallow fly ball to end the game.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
While not common, the molds occasionally catch on a person’s clothing and damage the zipper of one’s pants.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Playing first base, he was booed for dropping a foul pop-up, then made a catch on a similar ball.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Two batters later, Tucker made a sliding catch on a short fly ball that threatened to touch down in no-man’s land.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
While not common, the molds occasionally catch on a person’s clothing and damage the zipper of one’s pants.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Playing first base, he was booed for dropping a foul pop-up, then made a catch on a similar ball.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Two batters later, Tucker made a sliding catch on a short fly ball that threatened to touch down in no-man’s land.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
Verb
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Twenty lucid dreamers, including Bark-Huss, spent multiple nights in the lab, trying to work out puzzles in their sleep.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Not every sale works out like that, but Kahn has done well enough to make this his career.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Shortly after the final whistle blew in Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Leeds United, the players went over to take the acclaim from their supporters.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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After a few lessons, miraculously, some of them went over the net.—
Nicola Harrison,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As such, the Jets are rolling with this group of linebackers — and sticking with Sherwood, coming off a poor season after a 2024 breakout campaign that got him a huge contract.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Both came off Houston starter Mike Burrows.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The question is two-fold 1) who is the Browns’ starting quarterback, and 2) will Concepcion see the volume to consistently succeed in fantasy?—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then Booth succeeded Connelly as Denver’s lead executive when Connelly left for Minnesota.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The wideout participated in rookie camps with the Chiefs, Saints, and Colts, but nothing panned out.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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There’s no guarantee that any of them pan out.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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To read the results of previous reader polls, click here.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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Tap or click a highlighted area for details.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The speed with which some fan confidence in him has eroded was, nevertheless, unprecedented considering no Liverpool manager (or in Slot’s case, head coach) has delivered the league title at the end of their first season since Kenny Dalglish in 1985-86.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Step back, decide what needs to be said, and deliver it once with clarity and control.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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