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Recent Examples of pick off
Because teams cannot be left without a first-round pick in consecutive seasons, and because the Hornets could end up with Miami’s first-round pick in 2028, that would continue to make the Heat’s 2029 pick off limits.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Chytil’s pass got picked off, and the Leafs scored on the ensuing counterattack.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The gritty wing threw a rebound off a Kings player to give the Celtics possession, picked off a Dennis Schroder pass and gathered an offensive rebound after his own missed three.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
On second down, Seahawks QB Russell Wilson hiked the ball and went to make a quick pass, when Malcolm Butler, an undrafted rookie cornerback jumped the route, picked off the throw and sealed the Patriots fourth Super Bowl victory.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Chytil’s pass got picked off, and the Leafs scored on the ensuing counterattack.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The gritty wing threw a rebound off a Kings player to give the Celtics possession, picked off a Dennis Schroder pass and gathered an offensive rebound after his own missed three.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
On second down, Seahawks QB Russell Wilson hiked the ball and went to make a quick pass, when Malcolm Butler, an undrafted rookie cornerback jumped the route, picked off the throw and sealed the Patriots fourth Super Bowl victory.
—Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick off
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Asif said the mosque's security guards tried to intercept the suspect, who opened fire at them and then detonated his explosives among the worshippers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Printing driving directions to contacts’ homes on paper, prepared to eat them if intercepted.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, Bad Bunny also stopped at a piraguas cart recreation and briefly grabbed a frozen dessert.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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His piece of genius separated the sides entering the 84th minute but during a chaotic finale, the hosts conspired to grab defeat from the jaws of victory.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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But Philips got her pads down to block a low shot to the disappointment of the home audience.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Millions of dollars in federal funds were set to flow once again to the Hudson River Tunnel Thursday night, after a federal court order blocking the bucks expired.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Pick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20off. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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