kick (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick (about)
Verb
  • This greater emphasis on training and skills is a big change of tone — although manufacturers, in particular, doubt the training can be delivered following years of course closures at further education colleges.
    Ian King, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
  • For the first time all year, everyone actually doubted the powerhouse Dodgers.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • From silently protesting at Pushkin Square to being exiled in a brutal prison camp, this book is a powerful tribute to the Russian dissidents who fought for freedom and justice while trying to evade the KGB.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Hall skyrocketed to fame for her role, and her character's death was even protested in 1979.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Patriot resists easy characterization chiefly because of Conrad’s writing, which gives his characters strange rhythms and, sometimes, even stranger verbiage.
    Claire McNear, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Will you be allowed to bring in your own people, or will the Monforts — owner Dick Monfort and his son Walker, the executive vice president — resist your efforts?
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Kick (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20%28about%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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