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as in trapped
to catch or hold as if in a net
a young idealist who got caught up in the political fanaticism of the times
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as in fascinated
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
completely caught up in opera ever since he saw La Traviata
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as in interested
to hold the attention of
so caught up in the game that she didn't note the passage of time
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as in informed
to give information to
catch me up on what's been happening at the office
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Recent Examples of caught up
Then he got caught up in the race to perform at certain festivals and venues, turning his career into a checklist.
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Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Deputies caught up with the suspect and tackled him in the parking lot of a McDonald's.
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S.e. Jenkins,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Body treatments beyond lotion Body skincare has caught up to the face.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
In 2018, a 64-year-old man died after being caught up in surf on the trail, and two years later, a 56-year-old woman also died after she was pulled into the ocean near the rock bridge, the Star-Advertiser reported.
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Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
According to its basic theory, Homo sapiens as a species moved so rapidly from hunting and gathering to buying food at supermarkets that our genes never caught up.
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David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Police later caught up to Shockley at his father’s home in New Jersey, and he was arrested and convicted of murder.
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Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The appraisal caught up with conditions that had been building for years.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
For gasoline is not only a commodity governed by normal supply and demand—it can also be caught up in momentous world events.
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Daniel Yergin,
Time,
20 June 2026
Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Deputies caught up with the suspect and tackled him in the parking lot of a McDonald's.
—
S.e. Jenkins,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Body treatments beyond lotion Body skincare has caught up to the face.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
In 2018, a 64-year-old man died after being caught up in surf on the trail, and two years later, a 56-year-old woman also died after she was pulled into the ocean near the rock bridge, the Star-Advertiser reported.
—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
According to its basic theory, Homo sapiens as a species moved so rapidly from hunting and gathering to buying food at supermarkets that our genes never caught up.
—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Police later caught up to Shockley at his father’s home in New Jersey, and he was arrested and convicted of murder.
—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The appraisal caught up with conditions that had been building for years.
—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
For gasoline is not only a commodity governed by normal supply and demand—it can also be caught up in momentous world events.
—
Daniel Yergin,
Time,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caught up
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Residents also joined the search, using shovels and their bare hands to remove rubble in an effort to reach children trapped beneath the debris.
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The child, identified by authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble, Rodríguez said.
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Like countless others, I was fascinated by the intersection of medicine, epidemiology, and emerging pathogens that the book portrayed.
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Hornets have ‘totally reshaped that frontcourt’ Kevin O’Connor, Yahoo sports podcaster and writer, is fascinated by the trade on both sides.
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What interested him was the gap between the performance of power and whatever lives underneath it.
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That’s a cheap and easy analogy, but that’s what interested me to want to make this show.
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The Angels were informed of the move in a meeting with Jolly and manager Kurt Suzuki about two hours before their 9-3 loss to the Athletics on Friday night.
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Jake revealed in an essay about his parents, which was published on Substack in April, that Romy informed him of their deaths.
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However long and tangled her rap sheet, Sugar sees her illuminatory potential through the grime and shadows of an unforgiving film-noir cityscape.
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Think pixelated logos, websites untouched since the AOL era and brand architectures so tangled by years of acquisitions and restructuring that even the founders can’t map them cleanly.
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Every young child is enchanted by the beautiful colors of the rainbow.
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Throughout the set, lasers, strobes and flashes enchanted the audience, visuals dancing alongside the music.
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That journey validated why Coward became intrigued with joining an independent sports agency.
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But Kaplan also was intrigued by other labs’ findings that mast cells could fend off a common type of skin bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus.
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The infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued along with her mother, the State Department told Fox News Digital.
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After the assemblies, longtime Colorado Democratic strategist Mike Dino told CBS Colorado that DeGette's name recognition and congressional seniority were significant advantages in the race, but that her poor showing caught him off guard.
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