Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch up (with)
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Van Der Beek spoke with USA TODAY in August 2025 about the importance of catching it early.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026 -
Local officials were caught off guard.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Recreational use dwindled in the 1970s and the park was overtaken by dirt bikes.—
Antonia Noori Farzan,
The Providence Journal,
14 Feb. 2026
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Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka also overtook first place from his fellow countryman Ryusei Yamada.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Catch up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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