as in catching
to move fast enough to get even with
I walked faster to catch up with my friends
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catching up (with)
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But for most fans not wealthy enough to buy VIP ticket packages, catching a glimpse in-person required navigating a complicated and convoluted system just for the chance to pay high prices.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026 -
Scientists track meteors through a network of special cameras that help capture the night sky, but more members of the public are catching them on cellphones and security cameras of their own.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Children, in particular, are shown chasing after the smaller robotic units moving around the restaurant.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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At a time when many traditional buyers are either scaling back or chasing bigger bets, Row K positioned itself as a middleman.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
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The sound mixing was also really odd during the ceremony — most importantly with the tasteful piano fully overtaking Barbra Streisand’s touching speech about Robert Redford.—
William Earl,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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Older scientists, including Snow and oceanographer Roger Revelle, had also warned about population growth overtaking food production.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Catching up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catching%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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