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as in trapped
to catch or hold as if in a net
a young idealist who got caught up in the political fanaticism of the times
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as in fascinated
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
completely caught up in opera ever since he saw La Traviata
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as in interested
to hold the attention of
so caught up in the game that she didn't note the passage of time
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as in informed
to give information to
catch me up on what's been happening at the office
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Recent Examples of caught up
His left foot got caught up with the leg of Watson and bent awkwardly.
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CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Sometimes gardeners get caught up in the novelty.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
As a keystone in the AI boom, Nvidia has also been caught up in concerns that trillions of dollars are being poured into AI companies that are overhyped and overvalued, forming a bubble that will burst.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Ahead of The Pitt’s return, Vogue caught up with Moafi about auditioning for the part with the flu, working with Wyle, and trying to get her head around the role of AI in both medicine and Hollywood.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
The Hollywood Reporter caught up with the filmmakers to discuss White’s radical repositioning of gay identity.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
There has been sadness and shock that Gjoshe was among those caught up in the incident.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Those in the scientific field who associated with Epstein have at times been caught up in salacious, if unproven, allegations.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The suspects are both repeat offenders who avoided capture for 10 days before authorities caught up with them.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caught up
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Contacts can cause those corneal abrasions that provide the pathogen with a point of entry; acanthamoeba can also hitch a ride on the surface of a lens or become trapped between a contact and the eye, making burrowing deeper possible.—
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Sad numbers are thus trapped in a loop from which there is no escape.—
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Bass, who as a young man played a year as a tailback for the Utah State Aggies, was fascinated by the program, and its coach, Anthony Barnes.—
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Shakespeare has always fascinated me as a challenge, and Romeo & Juliet is one of the most famous stories in the world.—
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Tommaso di Lampedusa’s novel, which looks at the unification of Italy from the perspective of a 20th-century writer, had a modernity that interested me.—
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Since his death more than two hundred years ago, Christophe’s tragic story has interested a broad array of playwrights, artists, novelists, and filmmakers across the world.—
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Local fire and government authorities are notified prior to burn days and kept informed throughout prescribed fire operations.—
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She was later informed by a paramedic that her mother, Michele, had also been found dead inside.—
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Crowded roots may also be tightly packed and tangled, causing the plant to begin to push out of its pot.—
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Washington and Pro Bowl cornerback Christian Gonzalez get their feet tangled up and both went to the ground.—
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Coperni’s timing proved, well, enchanted.—
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Not so long ago, humans believed that everything was enchanted.—
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Cushionaire Belinda Ballet Sneakers with Ribbon Ties I’ve been intrigued by the ballet sneakers trend for quite some time, and my interest was further piqued when Nicole Kidman wore a pair recently.—
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The result of at least 2 years of R&D, prototyping, testing and reworking the idea from Band Industries founders Hassane Slaibi and Bassam Jalgha, the concept intrigued me.—
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But law enforcement experts told CNN the dragging incident last summer could have affected his decision-making – though how such an experience impacts law enforcement varies from officer to officer.—
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Chew told jurors that neither the Cryptpad documents nor the prosecution’s surveillance videos shown during Baker’s opening could be considered evidence during opening statements.—
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“Caught up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caught%20up. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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