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as in to trap
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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as in to fascinate
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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as in to interest
to hold the attention of
so caught up in the game that she didn't note the passage of time
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as in to inform
to give information to
catch me up on what's been happening at the office
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Recent Examples of catch up
The weekend becomes the time to catch up, pull ahead, answer what cannot wait, or reduce the punishment waiting on Tuesday morning.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
A number of tech executives and investors have raised concern that Chinese developers were being gifted valuable time in their effort to catch up.
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Dan Mangan,luke Fountain,kevin Breuninger,garrett Downs,ashley Capoot,justin Papp,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Go here for an elevated casual-ish weekday dinner date or to catch up with a friend over chicken and wine.
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Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
2 July 2026
Our agenda includes promenading with the official mascots, catching up on our napping, and looking in on the Pharmalot ancestor.
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Ed Silverman,
STAT,
2 July 2026
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
A number of tech executives and investors have raised concern that Chinese developers were being gifted valuable time in their effort to catch up.
—
Dan Mangan,luke Fountain,kevin Breuninger,garrett Downs,ashley Capoot,justin Papp,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Go here for an elevated casual-ish weekday dinner date or to catch up with a friend over chicken and wine.
—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
2 July 2026
Our agenda includes promenading with the official mascots, catching up on our napping, and looking in on the Pharmalot ancestor.
—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for catch up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch up
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Residents also joined the search, using shovels and their bare hands to remove rubble in an effort to reach children trapped beneath the debris.
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The child, identified by authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble, Rodríguez said.
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The Vesuvius disaster and its immense human toll continue to fascinate historians and the public millennia later.
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Denby, as a critic, was fascinated by the great dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, as much for his expressions as for his torso, arms, or legs.
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These are novels about bohemian communities of friends and lovers and artistic collaborators, which is a big part of what interests me about AIDS activism.
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What interests me more is what has changed, which is the very substance of capital.
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There appears to be no clear association between these two lists, although the contaminant list is supposed to inform the monitoring list.
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Marcia Kimpton's hotel tips Kimpton’s upbringing informed her approach to selecting hotels.
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In other words, the valuable part of any message, the signal, can easily get tangled up in noise.
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During the first game, the Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Mercury’s DeWanna Bonner got tangled up, said some unkind things, and five players wound up with technical fouls in the aftermath.
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The country was playing in the World Cup for just the third time and the run enchanted a nation that is normally far more interested in hockey than the pitch.
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Ideal for a wedding or black-tie gala, Hannah Bronfman’s twisty updo and face-framing tendrils are sure to enchant.
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There is a wide open space for Democrats to occupy that territory.
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Beneath those practical debates, however, American lawyers have gradually come to understand themselves as occupying two roles simultaneously, as Robert Gordon described.
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During Murdaugh’s first status hearing on Monday, June 29, Judge Debra McCaslin did not rule on the DNA evidence, telling defense attorneys to clarify if the sample was viable.
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My parents tell stories about me sleeping through loud construction, alarms, and heavy knocks on my bedroom door.
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“Catch up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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