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Recent Examples of intercept
Earlier this season the same thing happened against the Philadelphia Eagles when safety Andrew Mukuba stopped a touchdown by intercepting the deflected pass.
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The Broncos limited him to just 145 passing yards and intercepted him three times.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
The Pointers have 18 sacks and have intercepted 16 passes, led by Owen Ice’s seven picks.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Opponents have intercepted one target to Jennings in each of his six games, except that win in New Orleans.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The Broncos limited him to just 145 passing yards and intercepted him three times.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
The Pointers have 18 sacks and have intercepted 16 passes, led by Owen Ice’s seven picks.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Opponents have intercepted one target to Jennings in each of his six games, except that win in New Orleans.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercept
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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
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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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But aside from the hard-hitting diplomacy, photographs released by the White House captured a rare candid moment between the two leaders.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Lieutenant Dan, a six-year-old tuxedo tabby who doesn’t let paralysis slow him down, captured a majority of the votes in our contest and rose to the title of Fort Worth’s Cutest Cat.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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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Here, a selection of hard-working blue light sunscreens to add to your free radical-blocking regimen.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the man who caught her eye in the end was practically a stranger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The hiring has caught the attention of the beauty world today.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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No leaves on the trees, few birds in the sky; the spacious vistas interdicted in all directions by armed men in black uniforms—police at the perimeter barricades, police on motorcycles, police drifting overhead in helicopters.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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But the lethal force has raised several legal questions, as past administrations have relied on law enforcement to interdict drug shipments.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Intercept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercept. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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