as in caught
to move fast enough to get even with
I walked faster to catch up with my friends
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If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) caught one of these protoplanetary disks and its young star in a edge-on view.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Republicans overtook Democrats on Thursday in total ballots cast, wiping out the early Democratic advantage in mail-in ballots after three days of GOP-heavy early voting.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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When the pandemic overtook the world, the Fed was forced to cut interest rates.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Caught up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caught%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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