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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 The Centurion defense played a big part in things, picking off five Olympian passes. — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 In the third quarter, safety Alex Cook picked off a pass by Spencer Rattler at the goal line and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026 These crops have fewer pests, or where needed, they can be picked off or treated with natural insecticides. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 Are Aston Villa a team being ripped apart, picked off by Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal for Youri Tielemans, Morgan Rogers and now Ezri Konsa, or a team in exciting transition and ripe for reinvention under Unai Emery? — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pick off

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Defense played a big part in the victory for the Hawks by intercepting three passes.

— Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Iran hit an oil tanker off Qatar’s coast and fired missiles and drones at Jordan, which were intercepted.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of intercept

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The Supreme Court in late June blocked Trump from firing Cook, but left the president with a path to try again to remove her.

— Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Satellite images appear to show the avalanche blocking the river with ice and debris about 20km upstream of the Nepal-Tibet border.

— Milad Haghani, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026

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