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as in to trap
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 to fascinate
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 to interest
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 to inform
to give information to
catch me up on what's been happening at the office
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Recent Examples of catch up
Garrett, who requested a trade from the Cleveland Browns on Monday, caught up with PEOPLE’s Janine Rubenstein in New Orleans at the SiriusXM set at Media Row.
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Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
The recent successes of Black quarterbacks like Daniels show a league finally starting to catch up to reality, Williams says.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025
Jennifer Lopez performs with DJ Chase B during Casamigos at TAO Park City on Jan. 25 in Park City, Utah.
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Front row guests Pamela Anderson and Carla Bruni catch up at the Jacquemus Fall/Winter 2025 show at Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 26.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Marvel Snap was caught up in the TikTok outage last weekend because its original publisher, Nuverse, is owned by TikTok parent company ByteDance.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 25 Jan. 2025
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Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
The recent successes of Black quarterbacks like Daniels show a league finally starting to catch up to reality, Williams says.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025
Jennifer Lopez performs with DJ Chase B during Casamigos at TAO Park City on Jan. 25 in Park City, Utah.
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Front row guests Pamela Anderson and Carla Bruni catch up at the Jacquemus Fall/Winter 2025 show at Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 26.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Marvel Snap was caught up in the TikTok outage last weekend because its original publisher, Nuverse, is owned by TikTok parent company ByteDance.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch up
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The report also found that Santa Barbara County failed to thoroughly empty the existing basins before the disaster, drastically reducing their capacity to trap debris.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Kansas State denied Sedona Prince in the post and made life tough on Madison Conner and Hailey Van Lith by constantly trapping them on pick and rolls.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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And that also fascinates me, how one piece of clothing can have that many different styles and expressions to it—the wash, the color, the shape, the length, the waist, low slung, high waist, straight leg, wide leg.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2025
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The British journalist and playwright Andrew Halliday was fascinated by these cards, especially one popular card that featured a lady and gentleman walking arm-in-arm up a pathway toward a church.—
Christopher Ferguson,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2025
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What interested me most—and by now this shouldn’t surprise you—was her experience with the patch.—
Nell Beram,
Allure,
5 Feb. 2025
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Claudia Roden’s Mediterranean Claudia Roden's Mediterranean: Treasured Recipes from a Lifetime of Travel $40 $21 Amazon A major influence on Ottolenghi himself, Claudia Roden is a name to know for anybody interested the vast landscape of Mediterranean cuisine.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
30 Jan. 2025
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The nine-episode series is informed not just by Williamson’s experiences but that of his fellow writers, including Bland and the show’s editor, Larissa James.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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In recent days, several current and former CFPB staff members informed NPR's Laurel Wamsley of a few major concerns.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2025
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And as a result of all these magnetic fields getting tangled up there, those spots on the sun are cooler than the areas around them.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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As a reader reminded me, RFK Jr. and Rush Limbaugh tangled mightily.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
3 Feb. 2025
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When Venus journeys through enchanting Pisces, the love planet is in its element — gentle, dreamy and fully immersed in romantic fantasies.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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Snuggled between lush rainforests and the cerulean Flores Sea sits Labuan Bajo, a welcoming fishing town on enchanting Flores Island.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Delle had set the glass on the floor, and was now occupying her hands by picking at her inky black manicure.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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The New Jersey site holds an 1836 stone house once occupied by a man who illustrated the Wizard of Oz books and stories.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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This year’s discussion will concentrate on bringing out the stories of our community told by our neighbors, friends and families.—
Sam Ouk,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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King, who’s been selling appliances at Abt Electronics in Glenview for about 21 years, was seeking guidance about what to tell customers worried about tariffs.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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