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Recent Examples of picked off
Quarterback Noah Fifita was 25-for-45 for 219 yards and a touchdown, but was picked off once.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Rodgers would be picked off again on the ensuing drive, and the Bengals were able to kick a field goal before the end of the first half to head into the locker room with a surprising 17-10 lead.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
True enough, but making two outs on the bases — Leo Rivas was picked off first in the third inning — is never a good look.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Just four plays into New Mexico’s next drive, fifth-year cornerback A’Marion McCoy picked off Layne at midfield.
—Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
But Hoover’s pass to Kevorian Barnes on the ensuing drive was picked off with less than eight minutes remaining the end the comeback attempt.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Rodgers would be picked off again on the ensuing drive, and the Bengals were able to kick a field goal before the end of the first half to head into the locker room with a surprising 17-10 lead.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
True enough, but making two outs on the bases — Leo Rivas was picked off first in the third inning — is never a good look.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Just four plays into New Mexico’s next drive, fifth-year cornerback A’Marion McCoy picked off Layne at midfield.
—Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
But Hoover’s pass to Kevorian Barnes on the ensuing drive was picked off with less than eight minutes remaining the end the comeback attempt.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked off
Verb
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In the clip in question, Russell Wilson, who was then the Seahawks' quarterback, threw a pass that was intercepted by Baker.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The boat was intercepted off the northern coast of Venezuela, near a small fishing town called San Juan de Unare, which, in the past two decades, has become a transit point for the smuggling of cocaine and marijuana.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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Two of them were on the doors of a reach-in cooler on the expo line and were grabbed by the manager.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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MacDonald grabbed a knife from the kitchen and threatened to kill himself, cutting at his throat, prosecutors said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Abella and her friend Darcie navigate challenges, such as being captured by a bee, the new responsibility of receiving a magic wand, and helping a horse with a toothache, with grace and curiosity.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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For each sculpture, Tolaas captured molecules present during its material creation, alongside scents drawn from the animals themselves, their habitats and their interactions with humans.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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When their 30-foot boat caught fire, the Sullivans were forced to swim to shore for safety, according to ABC News.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Combined with an intense summer heat wave, the surge caught many residents off guard, said Alex Ambrose, a transportation and climate policy analyst at New Jersey Policy Perspective.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Health inspectors cited the soul food restaurant after discovering that the kitchen handwashing sink was blocked with multiple plastic buckets in the sink basin.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The glass windows are blocked by tables and a piano and a crib and a dressmaker’s dummy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Picked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked%20off. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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