Appear
Appear verb - To come into view.
Catch and appear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Catch" instead a verb "Appear".
Nearby Words: appearance, appearing
Catch
Catch verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He fights with what appear to be "show" wrestling moves instead of the catch-as-catch can grappling system used historically "real" wrestlers of the time.
Source: Film / Fearless (2006) -
The catch is they only appear in the Arctic sections of the game... which are deserts.
Source: All Deserts Have Cacti -
If a protagonist falls off a cliff, a flying robot will suddenly appear to catch them.
Source: Deus ex Machina
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