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as in realizes
to come to an awareness of
she caught on to the fact that they were planning a surprise party
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as in knows
to have a clear idea of
he finally caught on to the concept of phototaxis
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catches on (to)
Verb
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The dog gets last place, and James realizes that Willie overfed him on purpose to make the odds better for him in the next race.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026 -
Healy realizes in today’s music industry there’s often no reason for a strong independent artist to join up with a label, since key traditional label responsibilities such as production, distribution and promotion can often be handled by the artists themselves.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Developer Ron Molko knows the problem of selling the district’s potential.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Who knows if that trip was key to fewer dams on the river today, but those fierce adversaries shared more river time than our leaders do today.—
Pete McBride,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Also, one of the shell companies involved in the transfers was CorePoint Dynamics, which Peter discovers is linked to Monroe.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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Gail Sheehy discovers that a sense of shame, a family rivalry, and an insatiable need for legitimacy have forged his character and drive.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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Stefano Massini’s writing, adapted by Ben Power, understands where to place the drama for maximum effect.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Deadline understands a second window deal in France will be announced soon and advanced discussions are underway with other territories.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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Cops have released photos of a suspect wanted for gunning down a panhandler inside a Manhattan 7-Eleven last week, in hopes someone recognizes him.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The endangerment finding recognizes these harms.—
Yoca Arditi-Rocha,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, Yu sees a future with a standalone Europe operation, to be carried out in three steps.—
Xiaoying You,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Sasha Stiles sees them as expressions of the same impulse.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
23 Feb. 2026
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Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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With that base knowledge and his opponent’s game tape, Nolan analyzes wide receiver alignments and deciphers the offense's attack.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Sep. 2025
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Deadline hears that The White Lotus and Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood is attached to star in a new TV adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel Jane Eyre.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
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The County Board hears numerous proposals each year from solar energy firms looking to connect to ComEd lines and place solar panels on agricultural land.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Catches on (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catches%20on%20%28to%29. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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