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Recent Examples of picks off
On another night, Notre Dame picks off Reed two or three times.
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picks off
Verb
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Everyone intercepts Marie on her way to find Thomas Godolkin, and Annabeth warns her about the premonition.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Jocasta intercepts him and narrows her eyes at his cover story.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the sustained fury grabs you.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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Today, artificial intelligence grabs headlines and AI stocks are soaring.—
Drew O’Connor,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The October court order rejects the Department of Education’s motion to dismiss the case and blocks the administration from implementing the discontinuation against nearly 50 grantees across the country while the lawsuit continues.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Because the Moon blocks the transmissions from Yutu-2 to Earth, the Chinese rover used a relay satellite to communicate with its base back home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Picks off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picks%20off. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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