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Recent Examples of pick off
Reinhart anticipated the pass, picked off the puck below the goal line and went low to high to Thomas Harley at the left point.
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Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Black was feisty on the defensive end, picking off passes and pushing the pace the other direction.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Instead, veteran guard Gary Harris picked off the pass, went the other direction and dropped the ball to a trailing Paolo Banchero, who slammed it on a full head of steam.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Hezbollah’s leadership appeared to have no sense of how deeply Israeli intelligence had penetrated its ranks, booby-trapping the group’s pagers and walkie-talkies and picking off its senior commanders, culminating in the assassination of its secretary-general of 32 years, Hassan Nasrallah.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Black was feisty on the defensive end, picking off passes and pushing the pace the other direction.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Instead, veteran guard Gary Harris picked off the pass, went the other direction and dropped the ball to a trailing Paolo Banchero, who slammed it on a full head of steam.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Hezbollah’s leadership appeared to have no sense of how deeply Israeli intelligence had penetrated its ranks, booby-trapping the group’s pagers and walkie-talkies and picking off its senior commanders, culminating in the assassination of its secretary-general of 32 years, Hassan Nasrallah.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick off
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Walking to the front of the funeral parlor, I was intercepted by Donna, Bill and Mary Kay, children of Dan Whitters, my late father’s close friend who had married his cousin Betty.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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Different types of systems are suited to intercepting various types of incoming threats, from slow-moving explosive drones to hypersonic missiles.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Antetokounmpo finished the game by scoring 36 points, grabbing 13 rebounds, and blocking two shots.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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So grab a pencil, a few colors or a coloring book and enjoy your boosted brain power.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Scouts raved about his pass-catching ability and pass blocking.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Mangione's attorneys have sought to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Pick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20off. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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