1
as in to begin
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question
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2
as in to die
slang
to stop living
surprisingly, the recluse was worth a cool million when he kicked off
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as in beginning
the point at which something begins
a political cycle in which an election marks not only the end of one campaign but also the kickoff for the next one
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Recent Examples of kick off
Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2025
Morning Miles Run Club will kick off the event with a 9am run.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Dart is hosting a re-election campaign kickoff and fundraiser next week.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Sure, the official sale kicks off on Tuesday, March 25, but savvy shoppers know that early bird discounts on all-things travel are already up for grabs.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2025
Morning Miles Run Club will kick off the event with a 9am run.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
The induction ceremony is scheduled for April 18, 2025, at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, serving as the official kickoff for WrestleMania 41 festivities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Dart is hosting a re-election campaign kickoff and fundraiser next week.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick off
Verb
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His television career began in 1995 as a reporter and substitute anchor for WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tenn.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
28 Jan. 2025
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Around the time the contract began on May 1, 2022, Shanghai-to-Los Angeles average spot rates were $8,564 per 40-foot container, according to Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI).—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Jan. 2025
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Iconoclastic critic, art historian, and photographer Max Kozloff, who served as Artforum’s executive editor in the 1970s before turning to his own artistic practice, died on April 6.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2025
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The saxophonist in his band also died, according to manager Enrique Paulino.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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At the beginning of last year, Del Rey shared a snippet of the ballad without any context.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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At the beginning of Carrie Coon‘s time in Thailand filming this season of The White Lotus, she — along with her costars Leslie Bibb and Michelle Monaghan — was reckoning with the idea that their plotline felt much quieter than the others.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Smash The Musical starts just well enough, and stays there.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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School officials are required to report whether an active student with a visa has enrolled within a month of classes starting.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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And bond market yields fall by about 150 basis points (1.5 percentage points).11 The Fed Fed Chair Powell says the Fed is waiting for the softening survey data to translate into hard data before moving toward lower interest rates.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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And just how big a hit do 401(k)s take when markets fall?—
Dr. Ronald Premuroso,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Jeannie Leavitt, the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force, delivered the spring commencement speech last year.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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Oscar winner Jane Fonda will deliver USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism commencement speech as its 2025 keynote speaker, the school announced today.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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Around the same time, the company commenced an aggressive play for the college sports insurance market, introducing a novel contract protection product for NIL collectives while also trying to get into the critical injury coverage niche.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Production on the second season of Nobody Wants This commenced in March 2025.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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More importantly, failing to articulate an acceptable mistake at the onset will leave your team without the language to define which levers were most important to drive business goals.—
Rebecca Shaddix,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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For example, in 2020, markets saw their second-worst day of the year on March 12 at the onset of the Covid pandemic.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Kick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20off. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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