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Recent Examples of pick off
Noah Pedraza intercepted a deflected Wiles pass, but the Lions gave the ball right back when Sharp’s first-down throw was picked off.
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Steve Dulas, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
The Dead Don't Die In Jim Jarmusch's absurdist apocalypse comedy, flesh-craving zombies raid the once-tranquil town of Centerville, picking off its residents one by one.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Complicating matters is several of the lethal alien creatures on board, including a xenomorph-spawning facehugger, escape from their confines and pick off the crew one by one until Morrow is the sole survivor.
—EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
New Mexico quarterback Jack Layne had 208 passing yards, one touchdown pass and was picked off three times.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Steve Dulas, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
The Dead Don't Die In Jim Jarmusch's absurdist apocalypse comedy, flesh-craving zombies raid the once-tranquil town of Centerville, picking off its residents one by one.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Complicating matters is several of the lethal alien creatures on board, including a xenomorph-spawning facehugger, escape from their confines and pick off the crew one by one until Morrow is the sole survivor.
—EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
New Mexico quarterback Jack Layne had 208 passing yards, one touchdown pass and was picked off three times.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick off
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Leavitt was intercepted on the next drive to put an exclamation point on a big upset win for the Bulldogs.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tagovailoa’s third turnover occurred on Miami’s first drive of the second half when a short pass over the middle of the field was intercepted by Colts defensive lineman Laiatu Latu, who dropped back into coverage on Miami’s offense while a three Colts rushers came after Tagovailoa.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Video surveillance from the scene posted online by Fox 11 shows a man lingering near a doorway, quickly grabbing the gift box from a table and running out of the venue.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The owner wanted to keep the grab-and-go options previously offered in the space.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But Congress has long blocked that increase from taking effect, with lawmakers from both parties fearful about the political fallout of voting themselves a pay raise.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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That dire warning aside, California tribes are also suing for a preliminary injunction against Kalshi to block its prediction markets.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Pick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20off. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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