Thesaurus results for PICK OFF

pick off

verb

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 After Maikel Garcia was stranded at second base and nearly picked off by New York’s Will Warren, Quatraro raced out to start arguing with umpires Nestor Ceja and Chris Guccione. —

ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 Steph Curry pitched the ball to Draymond Green, who set a screen and immediately tossed it back to Curry while picking off a defender. —

Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 Beijing has systematically picked off Taiwan’s allies using economic incentives, infrastructure deals and political pressure to isolate the island diplomatically. —

Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026 Inspect your plants frequently and pick off caterpillars, dunking them in a bucket of soapy water. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pick off

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John Lista, a redshirt senior from Penn, broke through for a sack on McDonald and later intercepted a pass to stand out on the defensive side of the ball.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
But the puck was intercepted by the Ducks’ defense and sent back up the ice.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026