as in to grab
to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course the cat was about to hightail it out the front door when I intercepted her

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Recent Examples of intercept State police said investigators collaborated with a compliant cryptocurrency exchange platform and were able to intercept and recover about 1.77 Bitcoin from the fraudulent wallet address. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2025 From stealing passwords and authentication cookies to intercepting OTPs and draining cryptocurrency wallets, these threats are growing in both sophistication and scale. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025 The first letter was intercepted by Hudson during a cell search at the Arapahoe County Detention Center. Andi Babineau and Ray Sanchez, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025 In addition to the times he was actually taken to the ground, twice while the rush was bearing down on him he was intercepted. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intercept
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  • Tari Eason scored 14 points and Dillon Brooks added 12. Sabonis’ injury Sabonis grabbed his left hamstring while running the floor just over a minute into the game.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Lozano exited the match in the 28th minute after appearing to grab his left hamstring.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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  • The project captured fans across the world, broadening Biggie’s appeal and demonstrating his growth as an artist willing to push creative boundaries.
    Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Instead of treating learning as a separate event, their AI captures and scales the winning moments happening inside every company in real-time, removing friction, eliminating guesswork, and ensuring that every employee learns from the best.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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  • Henry noted that Reese also attempts many of her layups underhanded, a technique that places the ball low enough for smaller guards such as Skylar Diggins-Smith to block her shot.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Judges already have issued more than 40 orders to temporarily block Trump's actions.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
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  • The show follows a Secret Service agent caught in a web of conspiracy after the U.S. president is assassinated, with no suspect in sight.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Attendees pose in front of Halloween decorations, then scramble to catch a photo beneath artificial snow nearby.
    Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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  • The federal government has long sought to prevent the horrors of drug addiction by interdicting the supply of dangerous psychoactive drugs -- and reducing demand for them.
    Paul J. Larkin, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
  • For 50 Million Americans, the Answer Is Yes | Opinion Donald Trump Is No Populist | Opinion The U.S. government under multiple administrations has maintained Guantánamo as an offshore detention site for refugees interdicted at sea.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025

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“Intercept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercept. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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