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Recent Examples of catch on
And on this particular take, the flames immediately lick up the side of the prop and almost catch on the fabric of his sleeve.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Rice is terrific after the catch on the football field, a trait that materialized on his first touchdown.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
The 5-11, 209-pound Price has only one catch on the season but has carried the ball 63 times for 422 yards and seven touchdowns.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Skilled forgers started to catch on, endeavoring to cash in on that development.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
Rice is terrific after the catch on the football field, a trait that materialized on his first touchdown.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
The 5-11, 209-pound Price has only one catch on the season but has carried the ball 63 times for 422 yards and seven touchdowns.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Skilled forgers started to catch on, endeavoring to cash in on that development.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
Verb
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Were Kieran McKenna’s tactics worked out by opposition managers during matches?—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Contracts were ultimately worked out for both FOX and NBCUniversal in the end.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Well, one thing that happens near the beginning of We Fell Apart is that Matilda and the three boys take a boat out at night and go over to the wreckage of Beechwood Island.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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While the majority of streaming service price increases go over poorly with customers, this one had a surprising effect.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Marshall, who came off the bench and scored 30 points, was one of the biggest reasons the Mavericks avoided a regular-season series sweep by the Wizards.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Sluggish start The Horned Frogs looked more rusty than rested coming off the bye week as TCU trailed Iowa State 6-3 at halftime.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Eventually, however, the astronaut Dave Bowman succeeds at deactivating HAL, ignoring the computer’s desperate pleas to stop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The new mayor will succeed Eric Adams, who was elected in 2021.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That projection wouldn’t pan out, of course, if enough millionaires left the city to avoid the tax.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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In a post on X Wednesday morning, Huffman acknowledged that the election did not pan out as hoped.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Delete suspicious messages immediately and never click on links from unknown sources.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The user doesn't have to click on a link or a message.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At the top of the 11th, catcher Will Smith delivered the decisive winning run.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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In disputed territories, the drone’s ability to deliver real-time monitoring and rapid response capabilities could give operators a significant tactical advantage, reinforcing control over contested zones, the South China Morning Post writes.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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