1
as in realized
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 understood
to have a clear idea of
he finally caught on to the concept of phototaxis
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caught on (to)
Verb
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Measure realized value with rigor, and stop funding what doesn’t scale.—
Tom Hood,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026 -
Ormond entered the water, realized Lucy showed signs of hypothermia, and carried her out of the ditch like an infant.—
Mark Price
May 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
Verb
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The three-year varsity starter understood the assignment.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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There were people who understood and were entertained in a positive way.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Verb
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But on May 24, authorities discovered a crack in the tank holding 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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In their extensive search, Starbucks discovered the story of a family tradition that has existed in generations in several Italian regions—the ritual of enjoying a spoonful of extra-virgin olive oil each day.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
Verb
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One of those is still the Zerwas’ house, the best home a teenage Halverson ever knew.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The Quality Paperback Book Club knew how to catch your eye.—
John Ficarra,
Washington Post,
28 May 2026
Verb
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An officer in the video can also be heard reporting that the car was being pushed toward a creek by the surging water.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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Both sides claimed victory in the settlement, which saw no money exchanging hands but established that Lively’s claims deserved to be heard.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 May 2026
Verb
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The performance of the heat shield, widely recognized as perhaps the program’s most challenging engineering problem, must be reassuring for SpaceX officials seeking to eventually recover and rapidly reuse future ships.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2026
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The game plans to expand with PvP and PvE modes, and is recognized as a quality PvPvE extraction game by those playing it, but…not enough people are playing it, especially if it's now meant to float Bungie as a studio and be Sony’s flagship live service offering, given all of the above.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Verb
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As a preface, the conclusion here, deciphered from the scene by this author, was a plea for Giannis Antetokounmpo.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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By slow degrees, Philip’s story shifts to accommodate the incontrovertible evidence of IP addresses and deciphered cryptography and Lucy struggles to keep up, let alone understand.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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According to court records, investigators learned during their investigation that Mason and another individual (that name was redacted) kidnapped Kayla.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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That was just one lesson learned during the drama series panel at the Variety A Night in the Writers’ Room event in Los Angeles.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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“Caught on (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caught%20on%20%28to%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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