intercept

verb

ˌin-tər-ˈsept How to pronounce intercept (audio)
Definition of interceptnext
as in to grab
to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course the cat was about to hightail it out the front door when I intercepted her

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Recent Examples of intercept However, Marshall has been intercepted seven times and has thrown four interceptions in the Jayhawks’ past three games. — Steven Johnson october 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026 McMahan, a senior, had five receptions for 132 yards and a touchdown, blocked a field goal, recovered a fumble, had six solo tackles and intercepted three passes, returning one 60 yards for the clinching touchdown. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Safeties Michael Taaffe played all 59 snaps, intercepted his second pass and was Miami’s third-best defender on Sunday, per PFF. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 The sci-fi horror film follows the seven-member crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo who, upon returning to Earth, intercept a strange transmission from a nearby moon. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intercept
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercept
  1. grab
  2. capture
  3. block
  4. catch
  5. interdict
Verb
  • In a separate incident Sunday, Basabe flagged down police to report that a parking garage employee grabbed and threw his phone to the ground, the report shows.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Testing spoons stored in a manner where lip contact surface contamination could happen when employee grabs the spoon from container.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of grab
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  • Video recorded by people inside their cars captured the terrifying moment the aircraft plunged from the sky, before striking near the roadway and exploding.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Hollywood Reporter asked Mark if Ehrlich was aware that his audio was still being captured.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of capture
Verb
  • While not guaranteed, the appeal is likely to be taken back up by the same three-judge appellate panel who previously heard — and rejected — the administration’s emergency request to block state officials from counting the ballots.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Carefully placed to take full advantage of ocean views but not block them, the buildings seem not so much on the land as embedded within it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of block
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  • Political reporters could sleep late, have a long lunch, even catch a movie.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • ThreadNanny Oven Liners provide a barrier between the oven bottom and potential splatter, catching debris before reaching the oven floor.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of catch
Verb
  • Shortly after the 110 migrants were interdicted at sea on Wednesday by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment and Border Force, they were loaded on two police marine vessels for processing.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Simply interdicting drugs and arresting the perpetrators, Rubio alleged, didn’t work.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of interdict

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“Intercept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercept. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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