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Recent Examples of catch on
As a result, the Broncos finished with 225 yards after the catch on Monday, the second-highest total during Payton’s three seasons in Denver.
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Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
New restaurants always take a little time to find their footing, and, considering its popularity in the Land of 1,000 Lakes, Bebe Zito seems poised to catch on here, too.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Washington, who finished with 70 rushing yards, had five carries for 54 yards and a 10-yard catch on Arkansas’ final drive prior to his fumble.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
As a pass-catcher, Hunter Henry continues to be a weapon up the seam and had the Patriots' longest gain, a 27-yard catch on a wheel route.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
New restaurants always take a little time to find their footing, and, considering its popularity in the Land of 1,000 Lakes, Bebe Zito seems poised to catch on here, too.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Washington, who finished with 70 rushing yards, had five carries for 54 yards and a 10-yard catch on Arkansas’ final drive prior to his fumble.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2025
As a pass-catcher, Hunter Henry continues to be a weapon up the seam and had the Patriots' longest gain, a 27-yard catch on a wheel route.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
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After a summer of change in which 14 players arrived and 19 were let go, there was hope that the club’s spirit could be revived, but that hasn’t worked out.—
Kaya Kaynak,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The team has a history of developing pitching, but Davidson did not end up working out.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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After Voodoo, D’Angelo went over a decade without releasing music, finally ending that long hiatus at the end of 2014 with Black Messiah.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Barbara is focused on saving the East Hollywood location from full automation, but her toxic positivity doesn’t always go over well.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Both teams are coming off losses.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Although Brandon Aiyuk became eligible in Week 5 to come off the Physically Unable To Perform list, the 49ers have yet to open his practice window.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Spotlight on development Suarez’s attacks on Dominguez — who was elected in 2022 to succeed her life partner, Mark Samuelian, after Samuelian’s death — have zeroed in on her support for controversial development projects.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the twins’ matchmaking efforts succeed, and their parents fall in love again, bringing the family back together.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately for him, that dream didn’t pan out.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Cincinnati made the surprising trade with their division-rival Cleveland Browns to acquire veteran Joe Flacco, as Jake Browning hadn’t panned out since the Joe Burrow injury earlier in the season.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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For tickets and more information, click here.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Irish don’t have like-for-like replacements for Craig or Rubio, which leaves Freeman scrambling to stabilize an offensive line yet to click and a defensive interior that has tried to use quantity to make up for a lack of quality.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Dreadnought vessels, due to enter service from the early 2030s, are the replacement for the Vanguard-class submarines, which currently deliver the Continuous At Sea Deterrent (CASD) for the Royal Navy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Let’s give some love to the guys who cleared the lanes for McCaffrey to deliver a vintage performance.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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