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Recent Examples of picks off
George Rose / Getty Images Over the course of his NFL playing days, Jim had 19 interceptions, including picks off the likes of legendary quarterbacks like Len Dawson, Archie Manning and Joe Namath.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
On another night, Notre Dame picks off Reed two or three times.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
On another night, Notre Dame picks off Reed two or three times.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picks off
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The process intercepts industrial carbon emissions before they are released into the atmosphere and converts them into recycled fibers.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Kagan and his colleagues showed that within minutes, neurons on microchips could learn to play Pong, the classic video game in which a player repeatedly intercepts a ball—think two-dimensional ping-pong.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
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Kurt's key takeaways The skating is what grabs you first.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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This evergreen, perennial vine grabs the attention of those looking for an ornamental groundcover.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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First, Detroit has centers ahead of him in Larkin, Copp and potentially Kasper next season, with Nate Danielson on the way as well, which either complicates Compher’s path to high-lineup playing time or blocks one of the young players.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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That put the company strategically on track to potentially go public in the final quarter of 2026—following an $852 billion valuation—unless Musk’s lawsuit blocks the move.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Picks off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picks%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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