catching fire

phrase

present participle of catch fire

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for catching fire
Phrase
  • These trees can begin bearing fruit in as little as one to three years after planting, compared to the five to 10 years required for standard trees.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 28 July 2026
  • The real-estate people who stand to profit from conversion projects claim (unsurprisingly) that adding union-friendly requirements would make their math impossible, effectively killing a program that is already bearing fruit.
    Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
Phrase
  • Except there’s a difference between being knowingly ridiculous and being no longer capable of delivering the goods.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Catching fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catching%20fire. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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