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Recent Examples of picked off
Central moved to the Keller 25-yard line, but Indians’ defensive back Baron Brown picked off a pass in the end zone to preserve a 31-16 Keller lead at the intermission.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs had a pair of first-half interceptions last Sunday against the Giants as both Chris Roland-Wallace and Jaylen Watson picked off Russell Wilson.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
He was intercepted on third down in the red zone to finish the first half when a target into the end zone intended for Kayshon Boutte was tipped at the line and picked off.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Rohan Nadkarni Russell Wilson tried to find Wan'Dale Robinson streaking down the middle of the field on 3rd-and-7, but Wilson’s moonball was picked off by Chris Roland-Wallace.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
On the flipside, Williams threw 19-of-30 completions for 207 and two touchdowns, but also got picked off once and sacked four times.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Moore almost picked off Reed in the end zone in the first half.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Then Miami was penalized for two delay-of-game calls, committing two false starts, gave up three sacks, overthrowing Tyreek Hill deep, and Tagovailoa had a fourth-down pass picked off.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs had a pair of first-half interceptions last Sunday against the Giants as both Chris Roland-Wallace and Jaylen Watson picked off Russell Wilson.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
He was intercepted on third down in the red zone to finish the first half when a target into the end zone intended for Kayshon Boutte was tipped at the line and picked off.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Rohan Nadkarni Russell Wilson tried to find Wan'Dale Robinson streaking down the middle of the field on 3rd-and-7, but Wilson’s moonball was picked off by Chris Roland-Wallace.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
On the flipside, Williams threw 19-of-30 completions for 207 and two touchdowns, but also got picked off once and sacked four times.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Moore almost picked off Reed in the end zone in the first half.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Then Miami was penalized for two delay-of-game calls, committing two false starts, gave up three sacks, overthrowing Tyreek Hill deep, and Tagovailoa had a fourth-down pass picked off.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked off
Verb
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Those intercepted at sea were immediately repatriated to Cuba and were therefore unable to apply for asylum.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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The ball was underthrown and intercepted by safety Kam Curl.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In front of reporters, the agent grabbed the crying woman by the arms before shoving her to the wall and then downward.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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According to the complaint filed by detectives, Dials grabbed a handgun that belonged to Sean Perrin, 31, off the bedroom floor, placing it between the mattress and the wall before the two went to bed, the Dispatch reported.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Ryder Cup is the one competition in golf that should be played in front of an intense, feverish crowd, the kind that can’t be captured by the virtual reality headsets European captain Luke Donald gave his players.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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TxDOT traffic cameras captured dozens of emergency vehicles and police units converging near the ICE facility off I-35E and Empire Central.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Brown was caught after the raid failed and charged with treason.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The same was true against Brighton, who were twice caught by City winning the ball and quickly shifting through the gears.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Raptors turned the ball over on downs had a punt blocked on their next two possessions.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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The nearby handwash sink was blocked with a bucket.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Picked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked%20off. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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