Words similar to catching

Example sentences for: catching

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So instead, they spend the week catching up on paperwork, cleaning up their desks, and going home a little earlier than usual.
Hiking to the lookout point at the top is strenuous, but catching your breath is only one of the good reasons for stopping along the way.
I had asked Bennett whether we should find a spot where he would run no risk of catching flak by being seen with me; Bennett had indicated that he was not going to let the risk of encountering malicious gossipmongers dictate which bars he could frequent.
The early line is that the hearings aren't catching fire.
Blondes were everywhere, their bright thatches catching the sun, but until that minute, I hadn't taken proper notice of the fact that not one of them was a natural.