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catch on

verb as in follow

verb as in popularize

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Artificial intelligence took the idea to an extreme, and investors are catching on.

Banks could be caught on the other foot if market conditions change and Argentina can’t sell new bonds or find other funds to repay them.

In the meantime, LIV has continued—though it still hasn’t caught on commercially.

That is the simplest explanation of why “The Beast in Me” has caught on with viewers.

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The thorns catch on the dashiki around my neck, ripping threads of fabric off it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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