as in grabbing
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 intercepting
Stringer | Reuters Kuwait, positioned in the northwestern corner of the Persian Gulf, reported Monday that its air defenses had been intercepting missile and drone attacks.
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Underneath the topmost layer (a user clicking through a browser), a comprehensive E2E setup involves mocking production endpoints, intercepting network requests, seeding databases, making precise assertions at every layer of the stack and integrating tightly with CI pipelines.
—Ethan Pronev, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
It is optimized specifically for intercepting Group 2 and Group 3 UAS threats, the small and medium unmanned systems that have proven difficult and expensive to kill with conventional air defense weapons.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
Without Gonzalez or fellow cornerback Carlton Davis on the field, the Pats leaned Wednesday on a young secondary, which featured rookie fifth-round pick Karon Prunty intercepting Maye.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 27 May 2026
What the American military went into Iran not prepared for was intercepting a lot of cheap drones with other cheap systems.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
The indictment says Cuban Air Force pilots conducted exercises in January 1996 to practice intercepting slow-moving civilian aircraft similar to the Cessna planes used by Brothers to the Rescue.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Several Gulf Arab states have already turned to Kyiv for help, given its experience intercepting drones fired by Russia.
—Dr. Robert Mogielnicki, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
The United Arab Emirates also said a drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant, while Saudi Arabia reported intercepting three drones from Iraqi airspace.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Underneath the topmost layer (a user clicking through a browser), a comprehensive E2E setup involves mocking production endpoints, intercepting network requests, seeding databases, making precise assertions at every layer of the stack and integrating tightly with CI pipelines.
—Ethan Pronev, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
It is optimized specifically for intercepting Group 2 and Group 3 UAS threats, the small and medium unmanned systems that have proven difficult and expensive to kill with conventional air defense weapons.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
Without Gonzalez or fellow cornerback Carlton Davis on the field, the Pats leaned Wednesday on a young secondary, which featured rookie fifth-round pick Karon Prunty intercepting Maye.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 27 May 2026
What the American military went into Iran not prepared for was intercepting a lot of cheap drones with other cheap systems.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
The indictment says Cuban Air Force pilots conducted exercises in January 1996 to practice intercepting slow-moving civilian aircraft similar to the Cessna planes used by Brothers to the Rescue.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Several Gulf Arab states have already turned to Kyiv for help, given its experience intercepting drones fired by Russia.
—Dr. Robert Mogielnicki, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
The United Arab Emirates also said a drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant, while Saudi Arabia reported intercepting three drones from Iraqi airspace.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercepting
Verb
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The best know how to play through grabbing or shoving of various degrees.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Wembanyama finished Game 6 with 28 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The additions of Kadyn Proctor along the offensive line and blocking tight end Will Kacmarek almost certainly affirmed that.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Over the following hours, the moon will pass directly in front of the red supergiant star, briefly blocking its light in an event that astronomers refer to as an occultation, according to the astronomy website In-the-Sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Hurley has previously shared her advice for capturing the perfect bikini photo.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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If the company wants to pay off that story, one path would be Omega finally capturing the championship before defending it against Ospreay at Wembley Stadium.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The campaign is set on the streets of Los Angeles, catching Cameli in off-duty moments with candid, understated and personal imagery.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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Who will emerge as new quarterback Malik Willis’ biggest pass-catching threat?—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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“Intercepting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercepting. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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