catches on

present tense third-person singular of catch on

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for catches on
Verb
  • The 8,000-square-foot space Redtail works out of is enough to make around eight vans a year, and they already are booked through 2026.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In 2023, the data gathering platform Statista estimated that 46% of all emails were spam, which works out to 160 billion emails sent each day.
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So what does this offense look like when Xavier Worthy comes back and Rashee Rice comes off suspension?
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Maxwell comes off as both pathetic and loathsome.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The hilarious clip shared in August by his owner, under the username @chryst1naaaa, shows the tuxedo cat looking angry as a friend of his owner goes over to his house to check on him.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The attacks happened near where the Monon Trail goes over Fall Creek in the area between East 33rd and East 35th Street.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In my experience, digital transformation succeeds when technology serves a clear operational need.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Bourne attempts to help Simon Ross (Paddy Considine), an English journalist who claims to have information about Blackbriar, Treadstone’s successor program, but succeeds only in getting CIA assassins on their tails.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Time will tell if this trade pans out well for the Packers in 2025, but if Parsons continues double-digit sacks, Green Bay will be a big problem this season.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Maintaining Narrative Control While SEO chases clicks, brand equity is built on perception.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Then, one day, something clicks.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Catches on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catches%20on. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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