1
as in to contribute
to make a donation as part of a group effort
if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement
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2
as in to die
slang
to stop living
the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90
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Recent Examples of kick in
Last May, South Korea became one of the first countries in Asia to mandate SAF on international flights, with the ruling slated to kick in by 2027.
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Google spent $11 million lobbying to kill the journalism-support legislation, but eventually agreed to kick in at least something.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
In scenes reminiscent of John Cassavetes’ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Harry digs himself into a hole after lifting a stranger’s bag from his retro car, and this is where the film’s central thesis really kicks in.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
The fee will now kick in on Sunday.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Google spent $11 million lobbying to kill the journalism-support legislation, but eventually agreed to kick in at least something.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
In scenes reminiscent of John Cassavetes’ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Harry digs himself into a hole after lifting a stranger’s bag from his retro car, and this is where the film’s central thesis really kicks in.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
The fee will now kick in on Sunday.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick in
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Sebastian Shukla, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Jennifer Hansler and Moriah Thomas contributed to this report.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and Ryan Morik contributed to this report.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Vince Gill, the country star who joined the band after original member Glenn Frey died in 2016, shouldered most of the load caused by Walsh’s absence.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
25 Jan. 2026
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The co-worker said Pretti researched how to prevent veterans from dying from colon cancer.—
Jeff Winter,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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The cold air is then expected to stay in place through the beginning of February, ensuring that whatever snow falls this weekend will stay on the ground for a while.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Only one other player has been ever elected by the writers with 1,500 or fewer hits — Roy Campanella (1,422) in 1969 — and that total falls far short of the average career hit mark for all Hall of Fame batters, which is 2,330.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The toll includes three Texas brothers — ages 6, 8 and 9 — who perished after falling through the frozen surface of a pond in Texas.—
Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The pilot, Jacob Hosmer, 47, also perished in the crash, his father, Gary, told KPRC2.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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