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Recent Examples of intercepted
Travel records also showed that the defendants traveled to the Dominican Republic three days before the shipping container was intercepted.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Sessegnon and Jimenez attack that vacated area in a bid to combine, but Bassey’s delivery from the back gets intercepted by Santiago Bueno.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Dallas closed out its season with a Week 18 loss to the New York Giants and the most points allowed and fewest passes intercepted in franchise history.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This time, though, his pass was intercepted by the Aztecs’ Davis, who went down the court to hit a game-tying 3-pointer as time expired.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
Avonte Maddox intercepted Williams in the end zone in the third quarter, and the Lions closed a season that began with Super Bowl hopes on a winning note.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
The last time the Jets intercepted a pass was a year ago, when Ashtyn Davis registered two in the season-finale victory against the Dolphins.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
For one, Poland and Romania could request Ukrainian permission to engage air threats over Ukrainian airspace that are approaching NATO’s border, just as Israel intercepted many of Iran’s Shahed-136 drones in Jordanian airspace.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Of the 45 missiles fired by Russia, some of which were ballistic weapons, only nine had been intercepted.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Sessegnon and Jimenez attack that vacated area in a bid to combine, but Bassey’s delivery from the back gets intercepted by Santiago Bueno.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Dallas closed out its season with a Week 18 loss to the New York Giants and the most points allowed and fewest passes intercepted in franchise history.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This time, though, his pass was intercepted by the Aztecs’ Davis, who went down the court to hit a game-tying 3-pointer as time expired.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
Avonte Maddox intercepted Williams in the end zone in the third quarter, and the Lions closed a season that began with Super Bowl hopes on a winning note.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
The last time the Jets intercepted a pass was a year ago, when Ashtyn Davis registered two in the season-finale victory against the Dolphins.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
For one, Poland and Romania could request Ukrainian permission to engage air threats over Ukrainian airspace that are approaching NATO’s border, just as Israel intercepted many of Iran’s Shahed-136 drones in Jordanian airspace.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Of the 45 missiles fired by Russia, some of which were ballistic weapons, only nine had been intercepted.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercepted
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Jalen Duran scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Daniss Jenkins added 17 points and the Detroit Pistons never trailed while cruising to their fourth straight victory, 112-104 over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Cougars grabbed a 25-5 lead in the first 10 minutes and kept a safe distance throughout.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Some stood on large metal dumpsters that blocked all traffic, banging on them, while others gave speeches at the impromptu and growing memorial for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, the man killed Saturday morning.—
Jack Brook,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Late in the fourth, the junior blocked a 7-on-6 chance that led to a goal by Ting on an open net.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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After Japan's surrender at the end of the war, Mino was captured as a prisoner of war and sent to a Siberian prison camp in Russia.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Last month, Kelly captured on camera one of his profanity-laden confrontations with Hegseth.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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In 2021, further south in Tulum, two tourists — one a California travel blogger born in India and a German national — were killed when they apparently were caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between rival drug dea.—
Janay Reece,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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One rarely gains a sense of what people look like (beyond the son’s bulky physique and shambling movements, in which the mother ‘caught a flash of her brother’).—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 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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The Coast Guard also interdicted Motor Tanker Sophia in international waters near the Caribbean.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Intercepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercepted. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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