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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  • But that’s why the piece decrying a (for now) defunct U.S. Senate bill to sell some of our public lands to the highest bidder caught my eye.
    Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Those performances for Santa Fe caught the attention of Fluminense, one of the giants of Brazilian football.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
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  • Brzezinski would dedicate his academic and professional life to studying and undermining the forces of totalitarianism and authoritarianism that had overtaken his homeland during his childhood.
    Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
  • More Getty Images In a dramatic final round, Scheffler swung a four-shot deficit to overtake Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, who had led the field for three straight days.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 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 Aug. 2025.

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