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View synonyms for latch on

latch on

verb

  1. to attach oneself (to)

    to latch on to a new acquaintance

  2. to understand

    he suddenly latched on to what they were up to

  3. to obtain; get
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The tags were specifically lost in the regions where antibiotics latch on to and halt protein production.

This is not the first time we have seen social media personalities latch on to a sport.

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That idea of saving money is something that brands latch on to with their marketing.

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Now Russia has latched on to an unfounded allegation made by Georgian Dream's founder that a high-ranking foreign official asked Georgia's former prime minister to join a war with Russia "for three or four days".

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The recent attack ads have latched on to the controversy that roiled the state Capitol four years ago.

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