pick off

as in to intercept
to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course picked off more passes than any other player in the division

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Recent Examples of pick off Jamal Abdelkarim intercepted two passes, Malachi Moore picked off a pass, and the Bulldogs weathered a second-quarter comeback by Buena Park. Steve Dulas, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025 Thomas was also sacked four times and was picked off once. The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025 Only five teams in the country have had more passes picked off. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025 Only this week’s tribe swap gave us perhaps the worst possible outcome — two tribes with seemingly unbreakable majorities ready to pick off those on the bottom. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pick off
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  • In a series of airspace incursions in September, Russian drones entered Poland and three MiG-31 fighter jets crossed into Estonia, prompting NATO aircraft to intercept and escort them out.
    Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Built for the drone age Drones have rapidly become a defining feature of modern warfare, cheap, fast, and difficult to detect or intercept using conventional weapons.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • The woman’s mother then reportedly grabbed Crouch to keep him away from her daughter, causing Crouch to allegedly begin attacking the victim, the affidavit said.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Again, hopefully, Foxx was able to relax a little, grab some rays and just breathe.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • Historical accounts say about 150 men under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Stapleton blocked these horsemen.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
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    Emily Orofino, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Pick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20off. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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