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Recent Examples of picked off
New Mexico quarterback Jack Layne had 208 passing yards, one touchdown pass and was picked off three times.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Harris passed for two TDs, was picked off once and completed passes to 11 different Hornet receivers.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Assuming Apples Will Ripen in the Kitchen Unlike some other fruits like bananas, apples don't continue to ripen once they've been picked off the tree.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
Almost immediately, less than a week after her arrival, the resistance network began to be picked off by Germans.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Gil picked off Hamilton at third, then walked Carlos Narváez before getting Roman Anthony to ground out.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
The Braves had a chance for more runs in the inning, but catcher Edgar Quero picked off Vidal Bruján at first for the final out.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
And the defense that picked off Carr so often during camp can set its sights on somebody else.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
He was picked off again on the very next drive by cornerback Damon Arnette on a target to rookie wideout Jacolby George.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Aug. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Harris passed for two TDs, was picked off once and completed passes to 11 different Hornet receivers.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Assuming Apples Will Ripen in the Kitchen Unlike some other fruits like bananas, apples don't continue to ripen once they've been picked off the tree.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
Almost immediately, less than a week after her arrival, the resistance network began to be picked off by Germans.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Gil picked off Hamilton at third, then walked Carlos Narváez before getting Roman Anthony to ground out.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
The Braves had a chance for more runs in the inning, but catcher Edgar Quero picked off Vidal Bruján at first for the final out.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
And the defense that picked off Carr so often during camp can set its sights on somebody else.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
He was picked off again on the very next drive by cornerback Damon Arnette on a target to rookie wideout Jacolby George.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked off
Verb
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Their next possession ended when defensive tackle Zane Durant intercepted Chubba Purdy’s pass deep in his own end.—
Travis Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Jared Goff passed for 450 yards with two touchdowns against Northwestern in 2013, but he was intercepted three times in a 44-30 home defeat.—
Jeff Faraudo,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Twenty-four hours later, Ohtani entered the visiting clubhouse in Baltimore and grabbed his glove.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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During the argument, Martin grabbed a hammer from Lawson that Lawson had been using to repair a patio door and raised it above his head in a striking motion, Lawson said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The permit applications showed oil companies requested to flare or vent more than 195 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year, enough to power more than 3 million homes and generate millions of dollars of tax revenue had the gas been captured.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The 36-year-old first captured the 115-pound belt in August 2019 in her fourth fight with the UFC.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) caught one of these protoplanetary disks and its young star in a edge-on view.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Dallas rush turned the corner on McGrath and blocked the field goal.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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One briefly blocked a Border Patrol vehicle, but agents left in a little more than four minutes.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Picked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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