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Recent Examples of intercepted
Ally Sentnor pressed a Chicago player into a turnover, as Bayley Feist intercepted a pass and redirected the ball toward Michelle Cooper on the right.
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Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
In all, 22 boats and 175 activists were intercepted by the Israeli navy.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Walpole threw the game’s opening punch, as Emily Dunn intercepted a pass and then fed the ball to Emily Hagan.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Breakker went for the spear, but Rollins intercepted.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
The ministry did not specify whether any Ukrainian drones were intercepted after the unilateral Ukrainian ceasefire came into effect at midnight on Tuesday.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 6 May 2026
About eight miles off Mole Saint-Nicolas, Haiti, Coast Guard members on the USS Billings intercepted the vessel.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
There was no immediate comment from Iran, but the UAE Ministry of Defense said earlier that Iran had launched at least four cruise missiles at the country, three of which were intercepted over the country's territorial waters, while the fourth fell in the sea.
—May 4, CBS News, 4 May 2026
While the vast majority have been intercepted, the damage has been done, threatening the UAE’s status as a regional business and tourism hub.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
In all, 22 boats and 175 activists were intercepted by the Israeli navy.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Walpole threw the game’s opening punch, as Emily Dunn intercepted a pass and then fed the ball to Emily Hagan.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Breakker went for the spear, but Rollins intercepted.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
The ministry did not specify whether any Ukrainian drones were intercepted after the unilateral Ukrainian ceasefire came into effect at midnight on Tuesday.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 6 May 2026
About eight miles off Mole Saint-Nicolas, Haiti, Coast Guard members on the USS Billings intercepted the vessel.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
There was no immediate comment from Iran, but the UAE Ministry of Defense said earlier that Iran had launched at least four cruise missiles at the country, three of which were intercepted over the country's territorial waters, while the fourth fell in the sea.
—May 4, CBS News, 4 May 2026
While the vast majority have been intercepted, the damage has been done, threatening the UAE’s status as a regional business and tourism hub.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercepted
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Sabres winger Zach Benson took advantage of Lane Hutson stumbling at the defensive blue line, and grabbed a loose puck before setting up Josh Doan for the opening goal less than five minutes into the game.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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When he was found, deputies said Ortiz became belligerent, yelled at employees, threatened to harm them with a gun, and grabbed one of the resort employees.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Last month, legislative leaders blocked Assemblymember Ash Kalra’s third attempt to get a single-payer system, dubbed CalCare, adopted, shelving the San Jose Democrat’s Assembly Bill 1900 without a hearing.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Virginia Republicans are breathing a sigh of relief Friday after the state Supreme Court blocked the new congressional map approved by voters last month.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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How Disney's facial recognition works at park entrances At the gate, a photo of your face is captured and converted into unique numerical values.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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In real life, the pair’s crime spree at the height of the Depression-era captured the focus of the nation before they were shot and killed.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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And Bona, a second-year reserve, got caught too many times reaching in the cookie jar while defending Towns.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Before that drama began, however, five of the first six outs of the game were grounders to Deegan, which caught the eye of Dundee-Crown coach Andrew Zimmer.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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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
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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
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“Intercepted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercepted. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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