catch on

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Recent Examples of catch on Taylor Trammell #26 of the Houston Astros makes a 9th inning ending catch on a foul ball while playing the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on August 19, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 Christian McCaffrey was in the backfield for 8-of-10 plays, capped by a one-handed touchdown catch on a Brock Purdy pass against Fred Warner’s tight coverage at the goal line. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025 Last week against the New Orleans Saints, Lambert-Smith did not have a catch on two targets. Daniel Popper, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025 Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for catch on
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on
Verb
  • Cristobal couldn’t be happier with how things have worked out so far.
    Manny Navarro, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Which faction would win such a battle will never be known, however, because a year after the bill was signed and after lengthy negotiations, a compromise was worked out and quickly enacted.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Layer it over a knit, or simply throw on and go over a T-shirt.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Further illustrating this gap, Virginia pastor Howard John-Wesley went over the weekend with a sermon that condemned Kirk's murder but warned against casting Kirk as an American hero.
    Liam Adams, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Chargers are 2-0 and have been very impressive defensively, while the Broncos are 1-1 and are coming off a gut-wrenching loss last weekend to the Indianapolis Colts on a last-second field goal.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Within the first eight minutes of coming off the bench, Simons had three chances to score with his right foot.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bryan Seabury, who succeeded McNamara as head of drama in 2016, continues to lead the studio’s drama team; Kate Adler who ran comedy at the time, continues to do so.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Now, a team of international astronomers has succeeded in deciphering the gravitational wave signal, GW190412, to determine more about the collision and the resulting event that sent an infant black hole hurtling through space.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kawhi Leonard's time with the Los Angeles Clippers hasn't panned out the way team owner Steve Ballmer had hoped.
    Evan Bell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • And the camera pans out on a shot of the two of them outside the beach house, with its promises of summer and the beautiful things yet to come.
    Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • New customers can activate this welcome offer for a weekend full of football by clicking here.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The rotating fan clicked, wobbled, and turned the other way.
    Lauren Rothery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The first rapid prototype antenna was delivered in June 1998.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • After 10 tumultuous years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Kadri delivered his best campaign with the Colorado Avalanche in 2021-22, posting 89 points in the regular season and finishing by hoisting the Stanley Cup.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catch%20on. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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