CAUGHT ON Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

caught on

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past tense of catch on

as in went over

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Of Packers quarterback Jordan Love’s 29 attempts against the Jets, 21 went over the middle.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Ballas went over to say hello and sat with Whitney Leavitt for a few of the dances.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of went over

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The Dolphins opted to sign none of the four backs who worked out for them on Tuesday -- former Canes standout Damien Martinez, former Titans fourth-rounder Hassan Haskins, Davie University School alum Kenny McIntosh and rookie Elija-Tau Tolliver.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
But Finebaum's right that, whatever the reason, the Riley era in LA hasn't worked out the way many expected.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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Allen was an extremely talented college basketball player who came off the bench as a freshman and scored 16 key points for Duke in its 2015 national championship win over Wisconsin.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
Cortes came off the bench as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and finished two for two with a triple and three RBIs.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of came off

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The company also highlighted that the latest production aircraft differ significantly from the Su-57s delivered during the early period of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
However, code is the output of a single stage, whereas a team’s result is a feature that has reached production and delivered value.

— Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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