as in to work out
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Recent Examples of catch on
While one suspect was caught on camera, Koren said that law enforcement isn’t ruling out the possibility that there are multiple people involved.
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Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
The wet duration encouraged grass and brush growth, and then the lack of rain dried it all out, priming it to catch on fire and spread quickly.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2025
The clearest example came on the 16th hole, when the 3-time major winner was caught on television throwing his club to the side in anger after sending his second shot into the water.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Investors eventually caught on and Sfraga fled to Arizona under a false identity, federal prosecutors said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
The wet duration encouraged grass and brush growth, and then the lack of rain dried it all out, priming it to catch on fire and spread quickly.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2025
The clearest example came on the 16th hole, when the 3-time major winner was caught on television throwing his club to the side in anger after sending his second shot into the water.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Investors eventually caught on and Sfraga fled to Arizona under a false identity, federal prosecutors said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
Verb
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The community pavilion will be closed for four to six weeks, though the schedule is still being worked out, Hartwig said.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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But, for many venders, so few leads have worked out that their tactics seem beside the point.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The panel went over the evolution of certain elements of the show, including the characters.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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The Hawks went over film to identify the defensive breakdowns that have plagued them recently, and for the most part, cut down on those against the Kings.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Back in 2017, Selena Gomez was coming off her greatest commercial hot streak, having just released 2015’s Billboard 200-topping Revival — which scored a trio of smash pop singles — and keeping her momentum going with a run of successful collabs.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2025
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Moreno is coming off a decision win over Amir Albazi, which ended his two-fight losing skid.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Over the past four years, President Ronald Reagan and his national security team have succeeded in rewriting the context of the defense debate.—
Richard Stubbing,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2025
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For Drake to succeed as a public figure suing for defamation, he’s required to show that a knowingly false statement was communicated as a statement of fact.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025
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Musk made a lot of other promises that haven’t really panned out: The Cybertruck was supposed to debut at less than $40,000.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
29 Mar. 2025
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On that ensuing penalty kill after the goal was questionably confirmed, the Canadiens had a scoring opportunity that didn’t pan out, and Joel Armia found himself with the puck below the goal line and blindly threw it into the slot expecting Jake Evans to be there.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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To download the free report, click on the image below.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Most stylists have their email on their page, so just click it and send a little cover letter.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Essence,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This configuration allows an exceptional power reserve of 216 hours (nine days), delivered with constant force to the escapement.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Related: Get more of SELF’s stellar product recommendations delivered right to your inbox (for free!).—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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