Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catches up (with)
Verb
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If a passenger catches a fish during an excursion, it must be shipped home.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Two years after opening Smoke Queen Barbecue’s first brick-and-mortar location in Garden Grove, Winnie Yee, one of the country’s few female pitmasters, still sometimes catches herself looking around the restaurant in disbelief.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That way, no plant overtakes another.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
17 Apr. 2026
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If hairy bittercress overtakes your lawn, mow frequently in early spring to remove as many flowers as possible.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the Ring video, a person dressed in black pants and a gray T-shirt, with a gray sweatshirt draped over his shoulder, chases two dogs down a residential street, spraying them with pellets from what looks like a gel gun.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Or do coaches even matter and everyone just chases the bag?—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Catches up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catches%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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