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Recent Examples of pick off
Quadruple Loop This jump is more difficult because Malinin takes off and lands on the same leg, without the assistance of picking off the ice.
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Alice Park, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Because teams cannot be left without a first-round pick in consecutive seasons, and because the Hornets could end up with Miami’s first-round pick in 2028, that would continue to make the Heat’s 2029 pick off limits.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
After the teams traded field goals on their first overtime possessions, Kuechly picked off Luck on a pass deflected by Roman Harper.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The gritty wing threw a rebound off a Kings player to give the Celtics possession, picked off a Dennis Schroder pass and gathered an offensive rebound after his own missed three.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
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Alice Park, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Because teams cannot be left without a first-round pick in consecutive seasons, and because the Hornets could end up with Miami’s first-round pick in 2028, that would continue to make the Heat’s 2029 pick off limits.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
After the teams traded field goals on their first overtime possessions, Kuechly picked off Luck on a pass deflected by Roman Harper.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The gritty wing threw a rebound off a Kings player to give the Celtics possession, picked off a Dennis Schroder pass and gathered an offensive rebound after his own missed three.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick off
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The ministry did not provide evidence in the statement, and Kyiv has not confirmed how many missiles were intercepted.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Inspectors intercepted more than 600 pests and plant diseases so far this year, the agency said.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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On Friday night, Harry and Meghan grabbed dinner at Funke in Beverly Hills, where Meghan celebrated her 44th birthday last August.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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Man, like when your hair starts grabbing at your collar.—
John Nogowski,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2026
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But Philips got her pads down to block a low shot to the disappointment of the home audience.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Millions of dollars in federal funds were set to flow once again to the Hudson River Tunnel Thursday night, after a federal court order blocking the bucks expired.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Pick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20off. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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