Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caught on
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The latter was an infamously chaotic production that went over budget and saw Scorsese clash with producer Harvey Weinstein.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025 -
For this Voter Guide story, the Idaho Statesman sent surveys to each of the candidates, and their responses are presented below, unedited, except to shorten when candidates went over the 100-word limit.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Oct. 2025
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That hasn’t worked out so well either.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Very real small-scale physics effects, like dynamical heating, star-formation and feedback, and nonlinear effects must be worked out and accounted for.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jerami Grant came off the bench for 29 points, hitting 4-of-7 from deep, while Deni Avdija added 20 points and Shaedon Sharpe tossed in 15.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Stock futures initially pointed to further sharp declines Friday, but came off their lows after a couple of positive analyst reports on Jefferies and Zions Bancorp.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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The break-up, announced in January, was a surprise because Carter, who succeeded Paul Keel as chief executive in March 2024, had run both Smiths Detection and Smiths Interconnect earlier in his career and some investors perceived him as wedded to them.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Wearables succeeded not just by measuring physiology, but by creating feedback loops that made invisible processes visible and actionable.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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He was hired as an interim in March, delivered qualification for the Champions League, and got the job on a permanent basis.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Again while a deal is not done yet, insiders say it is headed in that direction after Jordan was blown away by the recent rewrite delivered by Gilroy.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Caught on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caught%20on. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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