Thesaurus results for INTERCEPTED

intercepted

verb

past tense of intercept

as in grabbed

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 intercepted Underwood threw an out route to the sideline that was intercepted and nearly returned for a touchdown. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Weaver completed 23 of 39 passes for 316 yards and was intercepted once. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Over 43,300 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over Russia and illegally annexed Crimea in June, July and August, according to Defense Ministry data compiled by the Associated Press, although some clearly hit their targets. — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The department’s Community Partnership Bureau Counterfeit and Piracy Enforcement Team (CAPE) was tipped off in early August to a shipment that was intercepted at one of the Golden State’s ports of entry. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Officials in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain said their militaries intercepted multiple Iranian drones and missiles. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026 Once linebacker Zaire Barnes intercepted the Jets’ Cade Klubnik, Winston and Beckham had a chance to blow the lid off the preseason crowd with that deep shot. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026 On a last ditch effort, Edgewater pass is intercepted but a flag is thrown for a passing interference penalty on TFA. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

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Oliver grabbed a hat-trick to take his tally for the season to seven in just four games after four against Leeds United the previous week.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
At 4 o’clock on a Thursday morning, Salomon Olea grabbed a packed lunch of a ham-and- cheese torta and a white peach, kissed his wife goodbye and left the home in Escondido he’s owned for nearly 30 years.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of grabbed

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The redrawn map lawmakers passed last September, which carves up Kansas City into three separate Republican-leaning districts, remains blocked by court order.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
The extra point attempt was blocked, allowing Weatherford to maintain a slim 7-6 advantage.

— Gavin Vieck, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

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Israel captured East Jerusalem and the West Bank in the 1967 war.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
One of the iconic Chicago Bears photos from 1985, shot during a minicamp practice in the spring, captured Walter Payton with one finger on his left hand tugging down the shorts of fullback Matt Suhey, who was lined up in the I-formation.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of captured

Verb

Ancelotti, though, could have spent the past four weeks in Europe and still barely caught a glance of Estevao Willian, Brazil’s would-be attacking talisman.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In this ⁠year’s hunting season, which runs from ⁠June to around the end of September, 80 fin whales had been caught as of Wednesday, according to ⁠Humane World for Animals, an animal welfare group that tracks the ⁠catches.

— Reuters, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of caught

Verb

On April 17, CBP’s San Diego Marine Unit crews interdicted a 24-foot boat near San Clemente Island.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Both of the vessels were interdicted in the Indo-Pacific Command's area of responsibility, which includes the Indian Ocean, according to the Pentagon.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of interdicted

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