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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  • Kirk was killed in Utah on Wednesday and the suspect, Tyler Robinson, was caught after his father turned him in to authorities on Friday.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Use any type of soft plastic lures to catch black bass.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • The Seattle Mariners have overtaken the Houston Astros atop the AL West.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Eventually, GPUs emerged as the preferred hardware, only to be later overtaken by FPGAs and eventually ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits).
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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