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as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body
after several years of trying to have a baby, the couple was surprised when they discovered she was caught
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as in arrested
taken and held prisoner
after seeing how the caught soldiers had been treated, we resolved never to be taken alive
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as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
we tried to catch the kitten before she could sneak out the door
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as in got
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
you'll catch the flu for sure if you don't get a shot
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as in stopped
to bring (something) to a standstill
I caught myself just as I was about to step into the freshly poured concrete
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as in secured
to put securely in place or in a desired position
caught back her hair with a barrette
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as in knew
to have a clear idea of
I didn't catch the point you were making about our nation's foreign policy
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as in tricked
to cause to believe what is untrue
a number of media outlets were caught by the woman's hard-luck story
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as in encountered
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face
I'll catch you at the library tomorrow
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as in noticed
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
I looked out the window just in time to catch the neighbor's dog digging up my flower bed
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as in chased
to move fast enough to get even with
despite the suspect's considerable lead, the fleet-footed police officer was able to catch him and make an arrest
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Recent Examples of caught
CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
That’s what kept his head on straight in the trenches, even when his socks got bogged down with mud and soldiers flanked on either side of him caught shrapnel or pneumonia.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Several escapees were caught within days, but others led authorities on a seemingly never-ending hunt.
—Greg Hilburn, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Adelman knows the Nuggets have to be vigilant about not getting caught in rotation or punished for helping off of a shooter.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
If the Mammoth can stop getting caught puck-watching and tighten up a little more defensively, this could go seven games.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The simplicity of it caught my eye.
—Pernille Teisbaek, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
Investigators later learned Hissom and her male passenger, who was wounded, were caught in a crossfire as a group of four or five men grabbed weapons from a vehicle and began firing at each other.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Being caught and released multiple times could lead to injury or death for the muskie.
—Mike McFeely, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
Gonzales drove a first-pitch slider to left, and Church jumped and caught the ball above the top of the 6-foot wall, 373 feet from home plate.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
That’s what kept his head on straight in the trenches, even when his socks got bogged down with mud and soldiers flanked on either side of him caught shrapnel or pneumonia.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Several escapees were caught within days, but others led authorities on a seemingly never-ending hunt.
—Greg Hilburn, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Adelman knows the Nuggets have to be vigilant about not getting caught in rotation or punished for helping off of a shooter.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
If the Mammoth can stop getting caught puck-watching and tighten up a little more defensively, this could go seven games.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The simplicity of it caught my eye.
—Pernille Teisbaek, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
Investigators later learned Hissom and her male passenger, who was wounded, were caught in a crossfire as a group of four or five men grabbed weapons from a vehicle and began firing at each other.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Being caught and released multiple times could lead to injury or death for the muskie.
—Mike McFeely, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caught
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The pregnant body, unhidden Bolton argues that the pregnant body has either been ignored or stereotyped in art.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Certain groups — including pregnant women, parents of young children and people with disabilities — are exempt from the work requirements.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Investigators later learned Hissom and her male passenger, who was wounded, were caught in a crossfire as a group of four or five men grabbed weapons from a vehicle and began firing at each other.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Aristide then allegedly charged at his brother, grabbed him by the neck and forced him to the ground, according to the report.—
Mauricio Maldonado,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Not every enterprise got past the beta stage.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Birmingham, led by former Orlando quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, made enough plays to run out the clock and the Storm never got another chance.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Verb
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But Crenshaw’s own essay, on the hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, stopped short of calling for censorship.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Yet the eye-rolling has stopped.—
Natalie Sum Yue Chung,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Rodman secured her second assist, leading Cantore perfectly and allowing the Italian forward to power a shot past Moorhouse for the finish into the bottom right corner of the net.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Cohen told the paper that GameStop has built a roughly 5% stake in the e-commerce platform and secured a commitment letter from TD Bank to provide about $20 billion in debt financing for a deal.—
Se Young Lee,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Growing up in Hollywood, most people Mansoori knew worked in the film industry, including his high school classmate actress Blake Lively.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
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But mothers who’d hunted long for that title knew that this unpleasantness was welcome, embraced.—
‘Pemi Aguda,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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How the PayPal refund scam tricked Brian Oliver had never heard of a crypto ATM before that day.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Tim tricked me into Tyler talking to my parents about their upcoming Alaska trip.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Lord Cornwallis encountered these imperial priorities in 1778, when he was briefly ordered to leave America along with four thousand troops during a panic that the French might invade Jamaica.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Though the drones most often bring in typical contraband like drugs, cell phones and weapons, SCDC also highlighted some of the more unusual goods its officers have encountered.—
Taylor Galgano,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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“Caught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caught. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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