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

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

Not opportunistically picking off babies from the ground. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

But while Louis Moore was exemplary in 2025 — picking off six passes and helping anchor a sturdy secondary on Indiana’s national championship team — NFL evaluators have doubts about whether his modest size (5-10, 191) and limited athleticism will lend itself to a long-term NFL career. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026

Since the start of the shutdown, the House has passed a bill to fully fund all of DHS for fiscal year 2027 at least four times -- even picking off some Democrats along the way. — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026