kick over

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Recent Examples of kick over The 2023 review found that 18.9 million people born in 1920 or earlier had not been reported dead nor kicked over to the death master file. Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025 Meanwhile, the ladders in manufacturing that once provided workers without a college diploma a solid wage and upward mobility were kicked over. Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025 The man said he was periodically hit and kicked over the next few hours, and blacked out. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025 Including tonight, Aubrey is now 24 of 26 on kicks over 50 yards in his career — a 92.3% conversion rate. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for kick over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick over
Verb
  • Then, late last month, Walsh set a June 6 deadline for the former parish leaders to leave the property and turn over any records, funds or property belonging to the parish.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
  • According to court records, the attorney representing the boy’s mother filed a motion for contempt and show cause order against Abarca on Wednesday, presumably because the boy has not been turned over to his mother in accordance with conditions of the protective order.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • Soon after 10:45 am local time, Sunny set off to the sky for the first time, kicking off a new era of her life, the organization confirmed on Facebook.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 June 2025
  • Luffy sets off from his small village on a perilous journey to find the legendary fabled treasure, ONE PIECE, to become King of the Pirates!
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • The rapid decline was touched off by World War l and punctuated by the Great Depression.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 May 2025
  • The lawsuit, settled within hours for $20 million, touched off Combs' criminal investigation.
    MICHAEL R. SISAK, Arkansas Online, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • In other words, for reasons still not fully understood, the robot’s yawn may have activated a biological response in the chimpanzees that led them to associate the gesture with sleep or rest.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
  • Rocker had been dominant in two rehab outings prior to being activated on Wednesday.
    Compiled From Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • At 43, this might look like a driver nearing the twilight of his career; the undeniable talent behind the wheel that powered him to two world titles, and within a handful of points of another three, finally starting to wane.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 31 May 2025
  • Meanwhile, Blue Origin inked a deal with United Launch Alliance to supply a version of its New Glenn main engine to power that company's Vulcan rocket.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • The rational criminal, after all, will just move a block over—set up shop where the odds tilt in his favor.
    Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • Word moved around the ticket-holders, likely waiting for Novak Djokovic’s match to follow this one, that one of their own was doing something special.
    James Hansen, New York Times, 2 June 2025

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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20over. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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