picked off

verb

past tense of pick off
as in intercepted
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 picked off Verstappen slowly picked off his competitors, joining the fight between Hamilton and Russell. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 5 July 2026 Zach Neto walked to begin the inning but got picked off at first base attempting to steal second. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 The first battle is a bloodbath, with the men picked off by musket fire almost at random. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 July 2026 With runners on the corners, Cade Gibson replaced Phillips and escaped unscathed when Joe Mack picked off Nathan Church at third base and Wetherholt struck out. — Miami Herald, 28 June 2026 Larger pests can easily be picked off, while others may require spraying with an organic pesticide labeled for vegetables. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 June 2026 José Caballero was also caught stealing in the second and Anthony Volpe was picked off first base by Burns in the third. — ABC News, 21 June 2026 Tomato hornworm caterpillars are often so large that they can be picked off plants and dropped into soapy water. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026 Crow-Armstrong was picked off at first after completing the cycle in what was a key situation, as the Cubs only led the contest 2-1 at that point. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked off
  1. intercepted
  2. grabbed
  3. captured
  4. caught
  5. blocked
Verb
  • Jordanian forces also intercepted Iranian attacks, which Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said were aimed at an American base there.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 18 July 2026
  • Racheal Kundananji intercepted a Courage pass and slotted it home for the final tall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of intercepted
Verb
  • The victim followed the fleeing Jeep on foot and grabbed onto the vehicle when it got stuck in traffic, authorities said.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
  • In September 2020, author Elin Hilderbrand grabbed a drink at the Nantucket Hotel bar with a visiting writer friend.
    — Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
Definition of grabbed
Verb
  • The mother-daughter duo was captured sharing a giggly moment during the men’s finals.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 14 July 2026
  • Airline tracking website Flightradar24 captured the message, which was created during a flight on Saturday morning local time.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of captured
Verb
  • But attorneys Reid Kingsbury for Payton and Linda Parisi for Martin argued the two men, though armed that night, were caught in a burst of spontaneous gunfire triggered by Sergio Harris and fired back to defend themselves.
    — Darrell Smith July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • SpaceX has caught Super Heavy three times to date, but it's been a while; the last such snag came on Flight 8 in March 2025.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of caught
Verb
  • The sun’s brilliant disk is fully blocked, and the ethereal wisps of the corona—the sun’s gaseous atmosphere—come fully into view.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
  • Federal judges blocked parts of an executive order that purported to instruct states not to accept mail-in ballots after Election Day and to require proof of citizenship.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of blocked

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“Picked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked%20off. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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