catches on

verb

present tense third-person singular of catch on
as in works out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catches on
  1. works out
  2. comes off
  3. goes over
  4. succeeds
  5. pans out
  6. clicks
Verb
  • Marie Callender’s Chicken Pot Pies Another freezer classic, and another that comes with eight in a box, which works out to under $2 a pie.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The director had rather surprisingly bragged that the film features around 50 jump scares, which works out to around one every two minutes.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of works out
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  • Remember that when the cast first comes off, the nose is still swollen and far from its final result.
    — Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • If that happens, some say when, the pressure comes off bond yields and the Federal Reserve.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of comes off
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  • When the eye of a hurricane or tropical storm goes over land, that point is called landfall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Occasionally, the suicide seems to be spur of the moment; a depressed person sees a high section without a guardrail and goes over.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of goes over
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  • Larger, who joins from investment bank Lazard Frères, succeeds Paul Michon, who left Kering to join Renault Group as corporate communications director.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Long succeeds David Weigand, who will help with the transition.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of succeeds
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  • If Eldridge’s career pans out as expected, there will be plenty more big moments down the line.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Maybe the trio of prospects never pans out, at least not the way the Tigers hope.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of pans out
Verb
  • Users can switch back to the original layout, Narasimhan says, and Reels will be unmuted once a user swipes or clicks into a video.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
  • If yours clicks every time the blades spin, the cause could be as simple as a loose screw or an unbalanced blade.
    — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of clicks
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