caught on (to)

past tense of catch on (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caught on (to)
Verb
  • Leila and Abbie were always mischievous partners in crime, but Leila’s drug use was far more serious than Abbie ever realized.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In 1998 astronomers realized that not only was the universe expanding but also that this growth was accelerating—a fact that could be explained by a persistent and omnipresent force.
    Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Laughter from the crowd breaks the tension of what could have been understood as metaphor for Netanyahu’s actions.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Jane Goodall and her friend saw strangers in a jungle, reached out their hands, and began a friendship that changed how humans understood our place in the world.
    Scott Simon, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Maine Wire reported that the woman was expecting a delivery of rice, paper plates, and a toy lightsaber, but instead discovered the ballots inside her Amazon package.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Sam becomes the subject of an intense missing persons investigation and a dead giveaway for Robbie’s culpability should he be discovered by Perry (Jamie McShane), a biker gang member seeking revenge for the crime.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Then one day, the teacher asked if anyone knew about the Holocaust.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The parents of Krysta Tsukahara allege that the company that helped Elon Musk become the world’s richest man knew about the flaw for years and could have moved fast to fix the problem but did not, leaving the 19-year-old arts student trapped amid flames and smoke that eventually killed her.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Linda’s daughter is never identified by name, and she is often heard but seldom seen.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Screams and yells can be heard in the background while big groups of people begin to file out of the park quickly.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His writing has also been recognized nationally in the Associated Press Sports Editors’ writing contest.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Steve’s work has been recognized in multiple editions of Marquis Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in the World.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Many of which have yet to be deciphered.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
  • In total, 16 metrics were deciphered to rank each state under these dimensions, such as shares of children, teens and adults with different vaccinations, people without health insurance, and many others.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, the offensive line that has done well in the first four weeks of the season is set to look far different in Week 5, which Cowboys fans learned in the team's injury report released on Friday.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
  • As a young boy, Cashel learned to play traditional Irish music on the fiddle, which molded the trajectory of his schooling and early career.
    Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Caught on (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caught%20on%20%28to%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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