as in grabbing
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 intercepting
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has released footage of fighter jets honing their skills at intercepting Russian and Chinese bombers over Alaska.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Ukraine's air force said Russia fired 67 missiles and 194 drones, with Ukrainian defenses intercepting 34 missiles and 100 drones.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
During that transfer, hackers exploited security gaps, intercepting the transaction and redirecting the funds to an unknown address.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Despite Ukrainian defenses intercepting many of the drones, the massive bombardment caused damage across several regions, including Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Poltava, Kyiv, and Zaporizhzhia, the air force said.
—Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
This illustrates the intrinsic, expensive difficulty of intercepting even dummy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 19 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
At 1-0 up and 3-0 on aggregate, Fabian Schar, one of those centre-halves, was sliding in on Declan Rice just outside the Arsenal area, intercepting a panic-stations pass from David Raya and feeding Anthony Gordon, who scored.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
This includes capabilities for intercepting threats during the boost phase and increasing interceptor speed through advanced propulsion systems, thereby improving the system’s overall responsiveness.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2025
Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Ukraine's air force said Russia fired 67 missiles and 194 drones, with Ukrainian defenses intercepting 34 missiles and 100 drones.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
During that transfer, hackers exploited security gaps, intercepting the transaction and redirecting the funds to an unknown address.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
Despite Ukrainian defenses intercepting many of the drones, the massive bombardment caused damage across several regions, including Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Poltava, Kyiv, and Zaporizhzhia, the air force said.
—Joe Edwards, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
This illustrates the intrinsic, expensive difficulty of intercepting even dummy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 19 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
At 1-0 up and 3-0 on aggregate, Fabian Schar, one of those centre-halves, was sliding in on Declan Rice just outside the Arsenal area, intercepting a panic-stations pass from David Raya and feeding Anthony Gordon, who scored.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
This includes capabilities for intercepting threats during the boost phase and increasing interceptor speed through advanced propulsion systems, thereby improving the system’s overall responsiveness.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercepting
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The White Sox, though, had other ideas, grabbing Smith with the first pick of the draft for $100,000.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Ravens believe in drafting corners every year, and the first-round selection of Nate Wiggins in 2024 won’t prevent them from grabbing another cornerback early.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The results show that the D18 layer has robust ion-blocking capability under thermal stress.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2025
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Popular adult content providers, such as PornHub and their network of sites, have responded by blocking access to their sites from these locations completely, arguing that the lack of privacy and inconsistent enforcement results in less internet safety, not more.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Ukraine launched its shock incursion into Kursk in August, swiftly capturing territory in what was the first ground invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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California has long struggled with chronic drought and water scarcity—Newsweek spoke to two experts about whether capturing water from fog may be able to help.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The agency said gushes of water flooded downstream villages, catching the children who were fishing or doing laundry on a nearby river by surprise and also destroying agricultural equipment and killing livestock.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Pig has been catching feelings on wax for a minute.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Intercepting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercepting. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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