catching up

verb

Definition of catching upnext
present participle of catch up
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1
as in trapping
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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2
as in fascinating
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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3
as in interesting
to hold the attention of so caught up in the game that she didn't note the passage of time

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4
as in informing
to give information to catch me up on what's been happening at the office

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catching up
  1. informing
  2. telling
  3. occupying
  4. advising
  5. thrilling
  6. immersing
  7. instructing
  8. involving
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  • Agency employees received an email this week informing them that they are placed on administrative leave, until further notice.
    — Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
  • And senior current and former government officials as well as researchers worry that more serious threats are on the horizon, including to critical information that is key to informing tax policy.
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of informing
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  • Before the memoir was published, Sheila was talking with her editor, Douglas Gibson, who was Alice’s Canadian editor and publisher, and surprised herself by telling him about Andrea and Gerry.
    — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Imagine someone telling you then that Liverpool would return 15 months later with Klopp gone and having failed to strengthen the squad.
    — James Pearce, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of telling
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  • Yes, Israel as an occupying power does not have that right to self-defense.
    — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
  • City sit fourth in the WSL, seven points off Champions League qualification with Manchester United occupying third place.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of occupying
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  • Palace put a message out on their social media page advising the issue had been fixed around 35 minutes after tickets went on sale.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Despite this being the lowest classification, health officials are still advising consumers to take precautions.
    — Rachel Flynn, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of advising
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  • Elsewhere in the interview, the Australian actress revealed that the movie — in which Kidman plays a woman having an affair with a younger man — was thrilling for her.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • With such fine margins at play, a thrilling title race is effectively guaranteed.
    — Neel Shelat, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of thrilling
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  • In between exploring Galicia’s storied cities, visitors should be sure to spend some time immersing themselves in the wilderness, with vast swathes of verdant forest to explore.
    — Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • For example, the Kross Studio's Bat-Signal lamp illuminates, further immersing the collector into the universe of Gotham City and also conceals a dedicated space on his backside to safely store The Batman tourbillon or any other watch.
    — Stéphane JG Girod, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of immersing
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  • The next year, Martin was accused of instructing staffers to regularly delete their emails to prevent them from becoming available to the media or public under the state’s Sunshine Law.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Whitfield doubles down on his previous orders, instructing the former sheepherder to murder all the Duttons and dump their bodies in the lawless border town.
    — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of instructing
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  • The new advisories follow several incidents involving foreign nationals being detained or deported at US airports, despite carrying valid documentation.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • But this ludicrous 1943 espionage plot involving a corpse, fake papers and amazing good fortune also lends itself to absurdity.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
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