as in to work out
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Listen to this article A Florida woman caught on video shooting her ex-boyfriend, a Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputy, was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in prison followed by 20 years of probation.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
David was wearing a red zip-up jacket that caught the eye of the five alleged gang members, who had just been caught on video at Valley Fair mall across the street a half hour earlier beating up, bloodying and stealing a shoe of an unsuspecting shopper, according to a police statement of facts.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A former Broward deputy working security at Blanche Ely High School punched a teenage student in the face, threw him on the ground and kneeled beside him in a Feb. 4 confrontation outside the school building, and it was caught on school surveillance video.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
The launch looked good as Starship made it into space and the booster rocket was successfully caught on the ground.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
David was wearing a red zip-up jacket that caught the eye of the five alleged gang members, who had just been caught on video at Valley Fair mall across the street a half hour earlier beating up, bloodying and stealing a shoe of an unsuspecting shopper, according to a police statement of facts.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A former Broward deputy working security at Blanche Ely High School punched a teenage student in the face, threw him on the ground and kneeled beside him in a Feb. 4 confrontation outside the school building, and it was caught on school surveillance video.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
The launch looked good as Starship made it into space and the booster rocket was successfully caught on the ground.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
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Happily, by the story’s end, everything works out, and Babe wins a herding competition.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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But when breaking down overall costs, the monthly commitment works out to be just two dollars per week, resulting in access to thousands of hours of TV shows and movies, as well as sports and news.—
Maya Gandara,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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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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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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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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Rosé’s album may be succeeding in part because Blackpink fans are so excited this week.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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With the award, the star succeeds Cecilia Roth, the last recipient of the honor, after previous editions of this recognition received by such prominent figures from the Ibero-American world as Benicio del Toro (2023), Carmen Maura (2022), Diego Luna (2021), José Sacristán (2020) and Raphael (2019).—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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While filming the show, Alexander’s love life was panning out quite differently.—
Aditi Shrikant,
CNBC,
19 Mar. 2025
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Originally selected in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals, Moore hasn’t panned out to this point in his career largely because he’s struggled to stay on the field.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
19 Mar. 2025
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Defensive transfers must click for Chris Ash At the most reductive level, Notre Dame will replace Xavier Watts, Howard Cross and Jordan Clark with Jalen Stroman, Jared Dawson and Devonta Smith.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Here are the top scams to watch out for: Phishing Scams: Fraudsters send emails or texts impersonating the IRS or other tax entities, urging recipients to click malicious links.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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However, on the day the Dodgers’ Dave Roberts delivered his pep talk to the Palisades High baseball team, the school newspaper was not there to cover it.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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The companies that jump curves and develop the new tools and skills that deliver what matters to today’s customers will win.—
Barry Libert,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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