Thesaurus results for PICKOFF

pick off

verb

Definition of pick off

as in to intercept

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 pick off Throwing into traffic, he was picked off by Ja’Keem Jackson, giving LSU the ball at Ole Miss’ 33-yard line. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 But Hooker picked off Hurts' pass to Smith in the end zone and set up Ward's 1-yard TD run for the lead. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 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 Matthew Bailey picked off an overthrown Williams pass and ran 88 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. — Steve Stein, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pick off

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First, Wheaton North’s Johnny Clayton intercepted a tipped pass, but the offense couldn’t move the ball, and the subsequent punt was blocked by Clark Jensen.

— Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
On Tuesday, hundreds of activists gathered at a marina in Gosport, near Portsmouth, as Thomas filmed himself going out to sea to try to intercept a dinghy carrying dozens of migrants across the Channel from France.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of intercept

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An urge strong enough to pull me away from the kitchen, grab my computer, and steal a table outside to scribble out my thoughts.

— Samantha Rees, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
The video then shows the deputy grabbing the wallet and opening it, showing Bolduc and the bodycam the contents.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of grab

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Opponents of the map late Tuesday filed an emergency application asking the nation’s highest court to block a ruling in favor of the map, which lawmakers passed last year.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
What’s unclear is the Writers Guild of America’s willingness to file a lawsuit to block the merger means a more aggressive approach by labor to future mergers.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

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