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Recent Examples of intercept
Cooper got up and lunged at Jamerson before being intercepted, and Bruins coach Mick Cronin sent Jamerson to the locker room minutes before the officials issued a Class A technical foul.
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Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Officers intercepted Camacho, ordered him to drop the weapon and get on the ground, and took him into custody without incident, Sullivan said.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Inspectors intercepted more than 600 pests and plant diseases so far this year, the agency said.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
Mike elects to go out on his own, and thus Money dispatches the mangy-looking kill machine Orman (Barry Keoghan; bleach-blond hair plus exposed roots = sociopath) to intercept Mike’s next job and take him down.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
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Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Officers intercepted Camacho, ordered him to drop the weapon and get on the ground, and took him into custody without incident, Sullivan said.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Inspectors intercepted more than 600 pests and plant diseases so far this year, the agency said.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
Mike elects to go out on his own, and thus Money dispatches the mangy-looking kill machine Orman (Barry Keoghan; bleach-blond hair plus exposed roots = sociopath) to intercept Mike’s next job and take him down.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercept
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Neely tried to grab Belt-Stubblefield by the neck and take him to the ground, but the officer is the one who fell, according to the notice of claim.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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Melvin Trotter walked in and began rifling through the cash register, grabbing about $100 and some food stamps.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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The location right in the heart of the Qianhai financial district, which captures the city’s overall ascent from a humble fishing village to a thriving business and technological hub.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Detectives have asked residents of the Catalina Foothills neighborhood where Guthrie lived to submit any suspicious behavior captured on security cameras for the entire month before the abduction.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Highway 89 at Lake Tahoe is blocked after a deadly crash Friday morning.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this week, however, a federal judge denied their request for an injunction that would have blocked the board from pursuing its investigation due to a legal doctrine that bars federal courts from interfering with ongoing state enforcement proceedings.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
27 Feb. 2026
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Occy’s Left is one of Asia’s most iconic breaks and offers a chance to catch the perfect left.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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The idea is to catch reading struggles early on and guide parents on how to help their kids.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Coast Guard teams are deployed around the country and around the world and perform a wide range of missions that are considered essential, from search and rescue to interdicting drug vessels.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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Two tankers were interdicted on Wednesday— one in the North Atlantic and one in the Caribbean Sea, officials said.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Intercept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercept. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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