Thesaurus results for PICK OFF

pick off

verb

Definition of pick off

as in to intercept

to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course picked off more passes than any other player in the division

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Recent Examples of pick off Throwing into traffic, he was picked off by Ja’Keem Jackson, giving LSU the ball at Ole Miss’ 33-yard line. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 But Hooker picked off Hurts' pass to Smith in the end zone and set up Ward's 1-yard TD run for the lead. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Ethan O’Connor had a highlight late in the game, picking off a pass from Lopez inside the Miami 5-yard line. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 Matthew Bailey picked off an overthrown Williams pass and ran 88 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. — Steve Stein, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pick off

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The malware can intercept SMS messages and notification content as well, giving attackers another way to capture one-time passwords and two-factor authentication codes.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Signals intelligence is the field of collecting, intercepting and analyzing electronic signals to support defense, communications and emergency response.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of intercept

Verb

Over the course of Next Gen NYC’s season, which ended this past week, the model Ava Dash grabs a slice of pizza on Fulton Street; strolls through the Seaport; and calls her father, the hip-hop mogul Damon Dash, from a bench at Pier 17.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
Stop in today to bid farewell and grab one last fresh burger, hand cut fries and premium ice cream sundae.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

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The bill’s guardrails are voluntary, the chief critique of Senate Democrats, but are aimed at blocking those energy spikes.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Osako’s lawyer, Paul Rigali, argued that Kin could decide to block the report’s release without reviewing it himself, citing Osako’s privacy interest.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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