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Recent Examples of pick off
Pavel Zacha picked off a Jesper Bratt breakout pass just inside the Jersey blue line and went back on the attack.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
After opening the game by driving Baltimore 73 yards for a score, culminating in his 16-yard touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman, Jackson sullied his second possession by sailing a ball over Bateman’s head that was picked off by Bills safety Taylor Rapp.
—Michael Silver, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
The defenses dominated, but especially Houston’s, which picked off Justin Herbert four times.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
Goes right up in the air and gets picked off by the safety.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
After opening the game by driving Baltimore 73 yards for a score, culminating in his 16-yard touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman, Jackson sullied his second possession by sailing a ball over Bateman’s head that was picked off by Bills safety Taylor Rapp.
—Michael Silver, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
The defenses dominated, but especially Houston’s, which picked off Justin Herbert four times.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
Goes right up in the air and gets picked off by the safety.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick off
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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
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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
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Then, almost missing the cue, Belushi stepped forward and grabbed the mic stand.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Coyle made five 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds.—
Staff And Wire Reports,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2025
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The filing asserts that the administration has no authority to block programs and funding mandated by Congress without approval.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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And so, every dough-mixing day was a carefully orchestrated process that required blocking out seven hours to mix and stretch the dough every 30 minutes.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Pick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20off. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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