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 When a masked slasher in a Ghostface mask begins picking off kids at Sidney’s high school, everyone puts their heads together to pinpoint the killer. —

Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026 The Cubs left the bases loaded in the fourth, and pinch runner Kevin Alcántara was picked off at third base on a double play in the eighth to kill off another rally. —

Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 His last passing attempt was nearly picked off by cornerback Kobee Minor, reaching out one-handed while covering Doubs in the middle of the field. —

Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026 Defensively, Alvarez caught a Troy runner stealing and picked off another runner. —

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pick off

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Verb

The barrage was part of a larger Ukrainian attack over a broad swath of Russia, with air defenses intercepting 555 drones, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense – including over the Sea of Azov.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
If all goes to plan, a commercial spacecraft would launch on a commercial rocket on a trajectory to intercept NASA's telescope and reverse its decaying orbit by boosting it to a higher altitude, extending the mission’s life.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 June 2026