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  • past tense form of catch.
  • past participle of catch.
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caught

[kawt] / kɔt /


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Novita was rescued by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, which has taken in several apes caught up in forest fires.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Stroud threw for more than 300 yards and Nico Collins caught two touchdown passes in a close loss last week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Now, with the Aussies back in town, Naicker maintains he would have pounced on the same "fluke" had it been South Africa caught cheating.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The death row inmate has been caught in a hellish middle ground.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

The question obviously caught Anna May off guard.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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