Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catches up (with)
Verb
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But Isaac catches Thing’s dart, then reattaches Thing to his arm and buries Wednesday alive.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025 -
The inner activated carbon filter catches invisible particles and helps to neutralize odors from cooking, pets, smoke, or your teenager’s gym bag.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kyle Schwarber overtakes Shohei Ohtani on the Great Race!—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Authorities want people to leave before seawater overtakes Highway 12, the main road connecting a long string of North Carolina communities.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Wednesday leaves anyway, but Enid chases her because Capri is doing dorm checks, and Enid will NOT miss the Gala.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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An older woman’s purse is stolen on the train, and Jay reverts to his movie-star persona and chases the culprit off the train and into a field, showing off his action credentials and making some inadvertent headlines along the way.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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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 10 Sep. 2025.
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