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 the man who caught her eye in the end was practically a stranger.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The hiring has caught the attention of the beauty world today.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • So, for me, that was the creation of the Anti-American Speech Committee, which is a government panel essentially designed to prosecute artists for holding views or creating work that resists basically the fascist state that has overtaken the American government.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Barring a sudden spurt in Sunday State Farm spend, Mahomes is in danger of being overtaken by MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani (82 in-game New Balance airings) and Eli Manning.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 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 10 Nov. 2025.

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