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Recent Examples of catch on
The company renamed itself in 2021 and then spent $80 billion trying to get the metaverse to catch on.
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2026
Other sports, including hockey, volleyball, baseball, and, yes, football, have one or multiple fledgling women’s leagues attempting to catch on.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
Nick Castellanos, a right fielder for the past eight seasons and now a first baseman for the first time, made a leaping catch on a line drive.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Running free during a game of catch on the empty field at SoFi Stadium is a fantasy most Angelenos will never experience.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2026
Other sports, including hockey, volleyball, baseball, and, yes, football, have one or multiple fledgling women’s leagues attempting to catch on.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
Nick Castellanos, a right fielder for the past eight seasons and now a first baseman for the first time, made a leaping catch on a line drive.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Running free during a game of catch on the empty field at SoFi Stadium is a fantasy most Angelenos will never experience.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
Verb
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Then the House met briefly without taking up the bipartisan Senate plan that had been worked out with Democrats, though Thune is looking toward eventual passage.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Throughout the show, Ye worked out his stage hiccups in real time without launching into a tirade.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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His Land Rover clipped another vehicle and went over.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Buick went over a wall on the parkway and onto the road below before crashing into a wall, police said.—
Timia Cobb,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Avalanche were coming off a 2-0 win over Dallas on Saturday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Juniors Brody Lovell, Collin Meserve, Jared Hardiman and John King will also be key parts for East Bridgewater with Meserve coming off a 7-0 season and the others looking to make the jump at the plate.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This shift can only succeed when the value returned to individuals is significant, transparent, and immediate.—
Alex Israel,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Texas succeeded most of the NCAA tournament with a lockdown defensive effort and got a shooting boost from Rori Harmon and Booker.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Various industries have come into the region over the years and made grand promises that never panned out.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Alphabet, too, was left for dead by the Street on fears that management wasn't executing and the company's AI strategy wasn't panning out to the point the were being overtaken by others.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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And there it was—click—the first of her untold stories, sliding into view.—
Shayla Martin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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Tap or click a highlighted area for details.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Premier League is working in partnership with White Ribbon UK — a charity engaging men and boys about violence against women — and aims to deliver activity that supports gender equality.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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One night, Nathan Calvin, a twenty-nine-year-old lawyer who worked at the nonprofit Encode and had helped craft the bill, was at home having dinner with his wife when a process server arrived to deliver a subpoena from OpenAI.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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