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Recent Examples of catch on
Pennsylvania officials have lifted shelter-in-place and evacuation orders near a manufacturing facility that caught on fire Monday night, but the blaze is still not out.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Individual Tajín seasoning packets, launched in 2015, have caught on: Kids like to sprinkle the powder on boring broccoli and carrots.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
No clear video of the incident itself was captured, but some audio was caught on surveillance tapes and police claimed to have identified footage of Rocky carrying a gun near the scene.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 19 Feb. 2025
The scam worked for a while, but the police eventually caught on.
—Sérène Nourrisson, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Individual Tajín seasoning packets, launched in 2015, have caught on: Kids like to sprinkle the powder on boring broccoli and carrots.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
No clear video of the incident itself was captured, but some audio was caught on surveillance tapes and police claimed to have identified footage of Rocky carrying a gun near the scene.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 19 Feb. 2025
The scam worked for a while, but the police eventually caught on.
—Sérène Nourrisson, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
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Growth requires innovation, which in turn depends on experimentation—and experiments usually don’t work out perfectly the first time around.—
Matthew Warren,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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One afternoon here in spring training, Lee sits at his locker in the Detroit Tigers’ clubhouse, still a little wide-eyed at how all this has worked out.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Utah went over seven minutes without scoring a point.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Europeans began exploring what kind of force might be needed about a year ago, but the sense of urgency has grown amid concern that U.S. President Donald Trump might go over their heads, and possibly even Ukraine's, to clinch a deal with Putin.—
LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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But Alameda, with many of its players coming off a NCS flag football title in the fall, will be the favorites to repeat.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Gordon returned from his calf injury on Jan. 12 and slowly ramped up by coming off the bench at first, leaving room in the starting lineup for both Westbrook and Braun.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2025
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Maduro succeeded Hugo Chávez, after whom chavismo is named.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
24 Feb. 2025
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Apart from viewers’ constant fascination with the secret lives of the rich and famous, The White Lotus has also succeeded in portraying a vibrant, sometimes quirky resort aesthetic.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Climate & Environment Power-hungry AI data centers are raising electric bills and blackout risk Aug. 12, 2024 Still, questions linger about how Stargate will pan out.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The 49ers had some initial success pairing him with a speed rusher, Dee Ford, but more recent iterations haven’t panned out as well and the 49ers seem more inclined to find a bigger, three-down bookend who can take over for Leonard Floyd when his contract expires next year.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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If this newsletter isn't already getting conveniently delivered to your inbox, click here to subscribe.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Yes — click here for details Government assistance programs Down payment assistance is also available from federal, state and local governments and other sources.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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Sign up for What's New Now to get our top stories delivered to your inbox every morning.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
23 Feb. 2025
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This has to be balanced out with the power and performance that Apple Silicon has been able to consistently deliver since the first reveal in Nov. 2020.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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