Be given
Be given verb - Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.
Catch and be given are semantically related. in fall victim to topic. In some cases you can use "Catch" instead a verb phrase "Be given", when it comes to topics like accept delivery of something.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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The Scout from Team Fortress 2 at one point was going to be given a baseball glove as an unlockable weapon to literally catch projectiles and throw them back at the enemy.
Source: Catch and Return - Humanity basically blusters its way in by showing up, expecting to be given a Council seat, and then getting annoyed that it's taking so long for the Council to catch up and do it already.
Source: Humans Are Leaders -
Whoever he is, he's treated as a hero for having done this (even though all he did was hold her hand and tell her to push, and maybe "catch" the baby as it's born), and tends to be given more attention than even the mother.
Source: Delivery Guy
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