Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catching on
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Over the last five years, the Wisconsin State Patrol gave out over 1,000 tickets every year for drivers going over 100 miles per hour.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025 -
Basically, going over there and meeting him, meeting his wife, Judith Thurman was best friends with them, and was also the godmother to the son that Baldwin was godfather too.—
Fiction Non Fiction
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Research shows that new experiences—like stepping outside and encountering a new environment while working out—trigger the brain's reward system.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Things have a way of working out no matter where Stevens plays.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Silva is coming off a dominant performance at UFC 314, submitting Bryce Mitchell in the second round.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Both teams are coming off disappointing defeats.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Earlier forecasts of high temperatures dropping into the 80s in the Dallas area weren't panning out, the weather service there said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Staffers at the restaurants told the Post the main sanctuary is vacant, a hint that the idea proposed in 2023 to put in a 320-seat, bi-level theater is not panning out.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Catching on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catching%20on. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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