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Recent Examples of intercept
Jones went 4-of-7 over three series, with his final pass intercepted when Ja’Quan McMillan undercut an out route by Watkins in 49ers’ territory.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2025
The seventh-round pick, who has made a strong case to make the Colts’ final 53-man roster, added one more feather to his cap by intercepting one of the Ravens’ backup QBs to close out practice.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2025
Big play alert: Safety Jordan Colbert intercepted Zach Wilson and returned it for a touchdown.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
His cross was intercepted with Darwin Nunez ready to pounce.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2025
The seventh-round pick, who has made a strong case to make the Colts’ final 53-man roster, added one more feather to his cap by intercepting one of the Ravens’ backup QBs to close out practice.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2025
Big play alert: Safety Jordan Colbert intercepted Zach Wilson and returned it for a touchdown.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
His cross was intercepted with Darwin Nunez ready to pounce.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercept
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Four prisoners had to take turns using a bunk bed just to grab a few hours of sleep.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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But Sunday, unfortunately for him, slipped away quickly as World No. 1 grabbed his fifth season title.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Recent data released by Modern Health captures just how stark the reality is.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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But rather than capturing the madness of the era, Lee drowns in sub-Scorsese excess, confusing saying a lot of things bluntly with saying something meaningful.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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Walker had already blocked some provisions of the statute that bar noncitizens and residents of other states from gathering petitions to get a measure on the ballot.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Lunsford noted, however, that, due to Perseus appearing low on the horizon at this time, much of the meteor activity will be blocked from view.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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Dan stepped onto the scene in a tailored suit that caught the light and everyone’s attention.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
15 Aug. 2025
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But that’s why the piece decrying a (for now) defunct U.S. Senate bill to sell some of our public lands to the highest bidder caught my eye.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Here are key elements concerning immigration: Border wall $46.5 billion toward fortifying the U.S.-Mexico border wall and interdicting migrant smugglers at sea.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2025
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As they are moved, say by ship, that radiation could in theory be detected if ships neared certain ports, and other nations might interdict North Korean vessels that are suspected of transporting nuclear weaponry.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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“Intercept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercept. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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