CATCHING ON Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

catching on

verb

present participle of catch on

as in going over

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Google is exploring ways to pay sites directly for contributing to AI answers, but its pilot program is reportedly not going over well with publishers.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
The couple have kept their creative partnership going over the past year.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of going over

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Two years of eating brownies and pizza as meals, never working out, and entrepreneurial pressure had snowballed into gastrointestinal reflux disease.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
This pre-season, Jadon Sancho spent time at Flixton FC, working out in private training sessions on the banks of the once busy Manchester Ship Canal.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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Strong is coming off an incredible sophomore season, when she was named the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Wade Trophy AP Player of the Year and USBWA Player of the Year winner.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
The Broncos are coming off a thrilling win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night, 30-26, that included a 66-yard interception return for a touchdown by former 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming off

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Yet despite those signings not panning out, the owners are hell-bent on a salary cap, while the players are vehemently opposed.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Roobroeck and Terrance are both coming off down years on a bad AHL Hartford team, with scouts who watched the Wolf Pack giving the 6-foot-7 Roobroeck a better chance of panning out in a bottom-six role.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of panning out

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