Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catching on
Verb
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Van Hecke dangled a leg inside his own box, with Evanilson going over to win the decisive penalty in a 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025 -
As Jeremy Allen White and Bruce Springsteen awaited their segments, Kimmel got into game mode, going over jokes and making notes.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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How working out in the morning or evening affects sleep and energy depends on the type of workout, your typical sleeping and eating patterns, and other individual factors.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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This approach is also described as operating at 70% efficiency, while consuming a relatively small amount of energy (3 kWh per kg of CO2), and working out to an impressive $230 per ton of CO2.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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From the investors whose hearts conquered their head’s fear of risk, to a cast and crew that chose to do the thing that mattered (with no pay) coming off of two strikes.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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The index is coming off its eighth gain in the last nine days; The S&P and Nasdaq both closed at record highs Wednesday.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Campbell wound up not panning out in Edmonton.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 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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