Thesaurus results for INTERCEPTS

intercepts

verb

present tense third-person singular of intercept

as in grabs

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 intercepts The process intercepts industrial carbon emissions before they are released into the atmosphere and converts them into recycled fibers. —

Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026 Kagan and his colleagues showed that within minutes, neurons on microchips could learn to play Pong, the classic video game in which a player repeatedly intercepts a ball—think two-dimensional ping-pong. —

Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2026 The main street that intercepts the end of my block is tree-lined and buzzing, with generous sidewalks, gleaming (and respected) crosswalks, and wide windowscapes just begging to be strolled and observed. —

Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026 The following month, Iran fires nearly 200 missiles at Israel, which intercepts most of them but promises retaliation. —

Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026 In a sleepy town, a switchboard operator and a radio DJ investigate a strange audio signal that intercepts the latter’s broadcast. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026 The Earth constantly intercepts about 166,000 Terawatts of power from the Sun. —

Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026 Luke Davis intercepts a long pass at the Vandegrift 26 as the Vipers produce their third turnover. —

Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 6 Dec. 2025 Everyone intercepts Marie on her way to find Thomas Godolkin, and Annabeth warns her about the premonition. —

Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercepts

Verb

Fans start to notice what's happening about five seconds into it, and then another man comes up behind the fan, grabs him and tackles him into the seats.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
And if no candidate grabs a majority in either of those races, this district’s voters might have to go to the polls four times.

— East Bay Times editorial board, Mercury News, 7 May 2026