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Recent Examples of catch on
This can happen due to your natural hair texture, dryness, or environmental stressors like wind, friction from your pillowcase, or pollution—your cuticles can catch on each other like Velcro, Small says, causing tangles.
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Sarah Felbin, Allure, 26 Apr. 2026
Jokic came off a pin-down from Braun to catch on the right wing — again making Gobert chase him around a screen — but air-balled the 3-pointer.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
The balloon didn't catch on anything.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Rockies right fielder Troy Johnston made a diving catch on his shallow fly ball to end the game.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Felbin, Allure, 26 Apr. 2026
Jokic came off a pin-down from Braun to catch on the right wing — again making Gobert chase him around a screen — but air-balled the 3-pointer.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
The balloon didn't catch on anything.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Rockies right fielder Troy Johnston made a diving catch on his shallow fly ball to end the game.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
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The clubhouse restaurant was still closed in February, but Wright said a contract was being worked out with a vendor.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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Samms spoke to Andrew Bolton, head curator at the Met’s Costume Institute to work out terms for the purchase, but the negotiations fell through.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
14 May 2026
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Many industry leaders speak regularly to WWD reporters, going over their latest quarter to parse spending patterns, trends and more.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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After the game, roughly half of the Inter Miami players, mostly newcomers and younger players, went over toward the North stands, applauded and paid tribute to La Familia.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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Bengaluru accelerated despite that loss as Iyer smashed his first 50 of the season, coming off 29 balls.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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The Sounders were coming off a 3-2 victory over Arena’s San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday, while the Galaxy lost to Sporting Kansas City — whose only other victory to that point came against the Galaxy on the road.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Chelsea have lacked a truly elite goalkeeper since Thibaut Courtois’ departure in 2018, but encouragingly for them, Alonso succeeded without one at Leverkusen; Lukas Hradecky was widely regarded in Germany as good rather than great at the time, while being prone to the occasional error.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The government succeeded in reversing the fiscal deficit and achieving a budget surplus — a rare result in Argentina’s recent history — but the social cost of the austerity measures has drawn criticism.—
Clara Preve,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Yet, a new report by consulting firm Mercer shows this trend hasn’t actually panned out.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Or after the changes to Sean Mennenga and Maurice Drayton didn’t pan out before that?—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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To listen to The Summer Oath, click here.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Everything was clicking for Castle, who is proving to be one of the best two-way guards in the league at just 21 years old and just two years removed from winning a national championship with the Huskies.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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Little Caesars Arena was as energetic as its been all season, and Detroit didn’t deliver, sending Pistons fans for an early exit.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Hosted by Shania Twain, the award show delivered on emotional moments, fun surprises and plenty of performances.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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