Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caught on
Verb
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Her vehicle went over the centerline and went off the road, hitting a tree, police said.—
Fox19 staff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025 -
About four years ago, Houston lawn care specialists Martin Hernandez and his son Daniel went over to an elderly woman’s home to cut her overgrown lawn.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sorry to say, there are still lots of wrinkles that are being worked out.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But by 1950-51, Bear had worked out a way to make uni-directional glass that eliminated the cross threads, so the material could be used on the inside of the bow as well.—
Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The goal came off the scoreboard.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Low, ominous bass riffs giving way to a distorted wail of electric guitar signaled that this was the juncture in American history when the gloves came off and the real ass-kicking began.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lefevre will be succeeded on an interim basis by Ningyu Chen, previously SVP of global experience technology for the coffee giant.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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His hoax succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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The next party leader could very well become the country’s next prime minister, but even that’s not guaranteed; voters delivered a clear rebuke in the past two parliamentary elections, delivering seats to opposition parties and stripping the LDP of its majority.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Austin Wells delivered the game-winning hit with a single, as Chisholm scored all the way from first after getting a head start on the 3-2 count.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Caught on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caught%20on. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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