1
as in to realize
to come to an awareness of
she caught on to the fact that they were planning a surprise party
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2
as in to know
to have a clear idea of
he finally caught on to the concept of phototaxis
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on (to)
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Consider this medley the unofficial start to the 2025 promo tour for Wicked: For Good, which will release in theaters on Nov. 21 and realize the second half of director Jon M. Chu's musical adaptation on the big screen.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025 -
The moment an owner realized her dog isn't alone in his crate has gone viral on TikTok.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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What feels new is the expectation, on the part of both makers and audiences, that there is such a thing as knowing definitively what a work of art means or stands for, aesthetically and politically.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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Repressive autocrats around the world know this full well.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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This fall the community discovered another problem.—
Emily Schwing,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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The feature-length doc will explore how Falco, part of the largest species of owl in the world, was discovered missing from his cage at the Central Park Zoo in Manhattan.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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The real stories of the game and its people from someone who lives it and understands it better than any member of the media who has never played the game ever could.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Plus, the startup is also building out its use of AI to understand complex datasets and more.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Austria saw some success with this rule, but Australia did not.—
Aldo Flores-Quiroga,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The trailer above, which dropped on Wednesday, introduces you to the new couples fighting to see if their love can withstand temptation and drama, but there’s a catch.—
Gabriela Silva,
TVLine,
26 Feb. 2025
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Scientists had long thought that deciphering those qualities — collectively known as prosody — happened in the superior temporal gyrus, an area of the brain associated with speech perception.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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His annual press conference, to be held later in the week, will be closely watched to decipher China’s stance on U.S.-China relations under Trump.—
TIME,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Harris recognizes travel’s ability to create meaningful connections and a sense of belonging.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
4 Mar. 2025
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Get ahead of a tween’s difficult feelings by recognizing the early signs of emotional distress, such as disruption in sleep and less interest in their hobbies, and reroute all-or-nothing thoughts, suggests Daniel Huy, PsyD, a clinical psychologist at Hackensack Meridian Health.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2025
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When people hear about large groups of people in class action cases, those people are typically identified in the discovery process, where the business will produce information and documents identifying people who have been similarly harmed.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Planning and Development Committee recently heard public testimony on House Bill 7061, which would eliminate minimum off-street parking requirements in local zoning regulations.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Catch on (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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