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to catch or hold as if in a net
- a young idealist who got caught up in the political fanaticism of the times
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to hold the attention of as if by a spell
- completely caught up in opera ever since he saw La Traviata
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to hold the attention of
- so caught up in the game that she didn't note the passage of time
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to give information to
- catch me up on what's been happening at the office
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“Catch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20up. Accessed 29 Jul. 2021.
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