picks off

present tense third-person singular of pick off
as in intercepts
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 picks off On another night, Notre Dame picks off Reed two or three times. Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • Everyone intercepts Marie on her way to find Thomas Godolkin, and Annabeth warns her about the premonition.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Jocasta intercepts him and narrows her eyes at his cover story.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the sustained fury grabs you.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Today, artificial intelligence grabs headlines and AI stocks are soaring.
    Drew O’Connor, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The order now blocks a previous ruling by a Rhode Island judge that required the payments to be paid out by Friday night, NBC News notes.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • If the customer does not recognize the purchase, the bank blocks the transaction.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Picks off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picks%20off. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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