Synonyms of picking off

picking off

verb

present participle of pick off

as in intercepting

to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course

picked off more passes than any other player in the division

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intercepting
• grabbing
• blocking
• catching
• capturing
• snatching
• trapping
• interdicting
• seizing
• snaring
• corralling
• collaring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of picking off

Mater Dei’s defense held the Matadors to just 37 yards rushing in the game as well as picking off three passes. — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Ethan O’Connor had a highlight late in the game, picking off a pass from Lopez inside the Miami 5-yard line. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

After leading the team in the preseason with 16 tackles and picking off multiple passes in training camp, the staff elected to go with Alijah Clark instead for special teams purposes. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026

Gullion has observed such grouse picking off nearly 50 buds per minute. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

In the version that had taken shape in my mind over time, he was perched in a clinic window, picking off random people in the parking lot. — Margrét Ann Thors, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026

However, working against the backup units, Kilgore has found himself around the ball quite a bit, even picking off an inaccurate pass from Shane Buechele on Saturday. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

When a masked slasher in a Ghostface mask begins picking off kids at Sidney’s high school, everyone puts their heads together to pinpoint the killer. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026

Harriet died a few years before Leo, and then Leo passed, picking off enemy planes in a brief delirium. — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026