Thesaurus results for INTERCEPT

intercept

verb

ˌin-tər-ˈsept

Definition of intercept

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 Males perform complex mating flights in the late summer months and into fall (August through October) which often involve intercepting prospective partners mid-air. — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Iran's Foreign Ministry said a claim of intercepting a drone shouldn’t be used to escalate tensions. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane intercepted Nix on the first drive of his NFL career before having to leave the game because of a shoulder injury, but he is expected to be OK to go on Sunday. — Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 While nothing was hit — Saudi authorities said a drone was intercepted — the taboo has been broken. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intercept

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An urge strong enough to pull me away from the kitchen, grab my computer, and steal a table outside to scribble out my thoughts.

— Samantha Rees, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
The video then shows the deputy grabbing the wallet and opening it, showing Bolduc and the bodycam the contents.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of grab

Verb

Raytron’s new approach focuses specifically on infrared imagery, where temperature, heat distribution and thermal signatures provide information that conventional visible-light cameras cannot capture.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
Once victims entered their credentials, the attackers could capture that information.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of capture

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Earlier this month, masked demonstrators blocked the port of Dover, in southeast England, and tried to stop a boatload of migrants being taken ashore in Portsmouth on the country’s south coast.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
The two decisions came after the Missouri Supreme Court earlier this month blocked Hoskins and local election officials from using the gerrymandered map in November.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of block

Verb

The animal was far from sprinting, instead taking a relaxed stroll at a speed surprisingly comparable to a human walking briskly to catch a bus.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Douglas, who had five catches for 94 yards in the opener, was targeted just three times, catching two for 19 yards and dropping the third.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of catch

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