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latched on

ADJECTIVE
aware
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alive appreciative apprehensive attentive awake cognizant conscious familiar informed mindful receptive wise
WEAK
acquainted alert appraised apprised au courant cool enlightened go-go groovy grounded heedful hip in the know in the picture into know the score know what's what know-how knowing on the beam on to perceptive plugged in savvy sensible sentient sharp tuned-in up on wise to wised up with it
Antonyms
STRONGEST
heedless ignorant inattentive neglectful unaware unconscious unfamiliar unfriendly uninformed unknowledgeable
WEAK
insensitive

Example Sentences

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A tsunami of refinances followed in 2020 and 2021 as homeowners latched on to rates of 3% and lower.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

LIV, which launched in 2022, lured star golfers away from the PGA Tour and divided the sport, but TV audiences never latched on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

But Citrini’s scenario is just one of a number of plausible ones, though in the current mood, the market latched on.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

It began in the second minute as Ojomoh latched on to the Scot's flat pass to split the Clermont defence for the initial break.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

I latched on to it, tightly as a life raft upon a churning ocean.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon