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Recent Examples of catch on
The ad follows a viral incident involving former CEO Andy Byron and HR executive Kristin Cabot, who were caught on a Coldplay kiss cam during the band’s Boston concert earlier this month.
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 26 July 2025
Hopefully plays like that touchdown catch on Adebo remain the norm.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Travelers are catching on to the unlimited potential of 24-hour daylight and tour providers are adapting fast.
—Phil Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
Anton had counterfeited a new identity, and nobody had caught on.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 26 July 2025
Hopefully plays like that touchdown catch on Adebo remain the norm.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Travelers are catching on to the unlimited potential of 24-hour daylight and tour providers are adapting fast.
—Phil Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
Anton had counterfeited a new identity, and nobody had caught on.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
Verb
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This season, Martinez has made two relief appearances and has experience working out of the bullpen from last year.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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The people who regularly call you about special programs to work out your IRS debt are almost certainly running scams.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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So when they were awarded a penalty in the 119th minute of their semi-final against Italy, Alex Greenwood went over to Sarina Wiegman and her assistant Arjan Veurink to ask who should take it.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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Martin went over to say hello and give him some long-overdue pets.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Whittaker is coming off a nasty submission loss to Chimaev at UFC 308 in October 2024.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The subjects come off well because that’s the contract.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
Verb
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In choosing Khadija Walker to succeed Madigan, the county executive followed the law.—
Charles E. Sydnor,
Baltimore Sun,
30 July 2025
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The book, which took six years to complete, is specifically aimed at young women interested in the medical field, providing insight into the persistence required to succeed in such a demanding profession.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
Verb
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An enduring belief in hope Gutierrez’s subsequent aspirations to advance to statewide office didn’t pan out.—
Maria Polletta,
AZCentral.com,
30 July 2025
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Hart’s pivot to throwing his heart at a young starlet named Elizabeth Weiland (Margaret Qualley) doesn’t pan out too well, either.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
29 July 2025
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Also, click here to subscribe to our newsletter bringing our top stories of the week straight to your inbox.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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First, Microsoft is changing the way the Taskbar works on secondary monitors, allowing users to click it to see the calendar and Notification Center on all monitors, not just the primary display.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Seibert’s sage-but-kooky bird (stunningly costumed by Shelby Newport in a fabulous cloak of multicolored neckties, sort of like a bohemian bagman) delivers both great laughs and deep feeling.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
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This one is peachy-pink in color, dry and fresh and delivers a tart red-fruit profile: think currants and pomegranate.—
Lana Bortolot,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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