catching up (with)

present participle of catch up (with)
as in catching
to move fast enough to get even with I walked faster to catch up with my friends

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Verb
  • Now, the Bears are close to catching back up, as the score is 27-24 at the time of this writing.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But despite catching all of that on TV, a lot of the fun was happening in the audience and backstage, away from the cameras.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Now the Razorbacks are chasing multiple scores for the first time.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Through it all, commitment — whether to a client, a property, or the process — proved more valuable than chasing short-term gains.
    Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Oracle founder Larry Ellison tops the list with $276 billion, overtaking Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ($253 billion).
    Ella Malmgren, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • San Diego’s odds of October success also hinge on chasing down the Dodgers, or at least overtaking the Chicago Cubs for the top wild-card spot.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
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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 16 Sep. 2025.

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