as in hitch
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
the gotcha in the low monthly rate quoted by the cable company is that it is a teaser and good for only six months
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Recent Examples of gotcha
There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors too.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Portland artist Sam Pletcher threw the gotcha grenade with a scathing gram.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Where a much less charitable filmmaker might frame the contradiction as a gotcha, Meeropol frames it as an evolution in thinking.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Devers eventually agreed to be the DH but then played a game of punitive gotcha with management by refusing to grab a glove and give first base a try after Triston Casas ruptured his left patellar tendon and was lost for the season.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Portland artist Sam Pletcher threw the gotcha grenade with a scathing gram.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Where a much less charitable filmmaker might frame the contradiction as a gotcha, Meeropol frames it as an evolution in thinking.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Devers eventually agreed to be the DH but then played a game of punitive gotcha with management by refusing to grab a glove and give first base a try after Triston Casas ruptured his left patellar tendon and was lost for the season.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gotcha
Noun
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At the campaign rally, everything appears to be going off without a hitch.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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My first story time went off without a hitch.—
Nina West
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Providing fiber for digestion, there’s fresh broccoli along with antioxidants to help reduce the risk of certain cancers.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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MacLean added that Venezuelans with TPS who are currently in custody and lack any other form of protection will now face a serious risk of deportation.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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This unit is engineered to avoid those pitfalls.—
Noel Cymone Walker,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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Not only are both movies about the pleasures and pitfalls of collaborative art-making; both also emerged from the labyrinth of Linklater’s own long-term creative relationships.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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However, there remain several potential snags.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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This isn't the first time the snag of a home run ball has topped headlines this season.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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But the 6-foot-1, 185-pound Class of 2026 receiver out of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High in Massachusetts had one of the most impressive catches of the week.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The catch was Waller’s second of the game and only the first of two touchdowns.—
David Wilson,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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There are different ways to demine territory, from using dogs to sniff out land mines to sappers—combat engineers focusing on clearing mines—manually working their way through an area, or operators remotely controlling large demining machines.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the rather chaotic encounter with journalists in the Oval Office, both Trump and Zelensky avoided stepping on any rhetorical land mines.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Dolphins scored on four of their first five drives on Monday Night Football, getting two touchdowns from tight end Darren Waller since coming out of a one-year retirement in July, plus a field goal by kicker Riley Patterson and then Achane’s run in the third.—
David Wilson,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Johnston suffered a knee injury when the Saints were called for a roughing the kicker penalty.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Specialized teams were called to the scene to defuse booby traps in the residential building, city police said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Specialized teams were called to the scene to defuse booby traps in the building, police said.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Gotcha.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gotcha. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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