caught on

Definition of caught onnext
past tense of catch on
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Verb
  • The incident occurred on the Carnival Firenze, which was off the Southern California coast when the female guest went over the balcony of her stateroom and landed on a lower deck, the cruise line confirmed to Fox News Digital.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Shortly after the final whistle blew in Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Leeds United, the players went over to take the acclaim from their supporters.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Angels got two runners on with one out in the eighth, but Grant Taylor worked out of the jam to maintain the three-run lead.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The 22-year-old from Nigeria declared for the 2025 draft and worked out for teams, but was not invited to the combine.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Both came off Houston starter Mike Burrows.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Johnson’s big hit came off reliever Sean Manaea.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Arsenal ran up for their first one on Saturday and succeeded.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Then Booth succeeded Connelly as Denver’s lead executive when Connelly left for Minnesota.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • From Nasser to Khomeini, the region’s revolutionary ideologies have delivered only ruin.
    Danielle Pletka, Washington Post, 1 May 2026
  • Towns delivered his second triple-double of the series, contributing 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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“Caught on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caught%20on. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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