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catch up
verb as in approach
Weak matches
be comparable to, be like, belly up to, close in, come at, come close, compare with, correspond to, creep up, draw near, gain on, go toward, loom up, move in on, move toward, take after, verge upon
verb as in embrangle
verb as in grip
verb as in mesmerize
verb as in recover
Strongest matches
get back, reclaim, recoup, regain, repair, rescue, restore, resume, retrieve, salvage
Strong matches
balance, compensate, offset, recapture, recruit, redeem, rediscover, repossess, retake
Weak matches
bring back, make good, obtain again, reacquire, reoccupy, replevin, replevy, take back, win back
Example Sentences
That created a “catch-up that has largely played out in 2025,” said Ryan McIntyre, senior portfolio manager at Sprott Asset Management.
Eugene Hopper said that after joining the military to pay for college, living off the GI Bill and delivering pizzas, he felt like he was always playing catch-up.
Musk, who has been at the forefront of innovation in electric vehicles, rockets and brain-computer interfaces, is in the unusual position of playing catch-up to rivals like Sam Altman’s OpenAI.
According to official Barb ratings figures, after seven days of catch-up viewing the finale of the much loved comedy had been seen by 19.11 million people, which beat the last Gavin and Stacey special in 2019 which at the same stage had an audience of 17.92m, rising to 18.49m after a month.
Your morning catch-up: why canceling the Olympics is unlikely, the fate of the Menedez brothers and more big stories.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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