as in to out
to drive or force out
kicked out of the game for using bad language
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Recent Examples of kick out
But even as Lynch delivered the smackdown, Valkyria kept kicking out of the pin.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Instead of giving me a chance to explain that my question was genuine, or to learn why so many others in the group had a different reaction, I was kicked out immediately.
—Amy Klein, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2025
Some fans got a kick out of that reply from Fortson.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
Ozzy Osbourne was kicked out of Black Sabbath in 1979 due to a combination of substance abuse, personal conflicts, and creative stagnation within the band.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Instead of giving me a chance to explain that my question was genuine, or to learn why so many others in the group had a different reaction, I was kicked out immediately.
—Amy Klein, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2025
Some fans got a kick out of that reply from Fortson.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
Ozzy Osbourne was kicked out of Black Sabbath in 1979 due to a combination of substance abuse, personal conflicts, and creative stagnation within the band.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick out
Verb
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Ryan went into his Sept. 29, 2023, outing needing nine strikeouts for 200.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
21 July 2025
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Both are located close to downtown, offer accessible trails, and make for a fun and easy outing the whole family can enjoy.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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Work with a travel agency to charter your very own expedition vessel to the poles: whether the fjords of the Arctic to toast champagne under the midnight sun, or Antarctica to chase the aurora australis.—
Erina Pinar,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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American investors, asset managers, and technology companies are flowing East, chasing growth in emerging markets backed by sovereign wealth.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes Evie imagined the land, the world, the city around her as a cartoon neighborhood, the houses’ edges elastic like balloons, their walls filling up and bloating and then, all at once, popping: ejecting out the riffraff and trash in a huff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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The following year, he and Patricia were ejected from a Congressional hearing on the second amendment after exchanging words with lawmakers.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
4 Aug. 2025
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The woman also filed a petition for an injunction in 2016, and the case was dismissed six months later.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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At that point, if the case is not dismissed, then Murdoch's deposition will occur within 30 days.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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This week, filming took the cast out east, and Zoe was taking a few extra days for herself before flying back to the West Coast.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
8 Aug. 2025
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Ever on the lookout for versions of the Peruvian Eden from which he had been cast out as a child, Gauguin expected, in Brittany, to encounter Celtic culture in all its untrampled magnificence.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
Verb
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If your clothes have a mildewy, musty smell, then vinegar can save the day by banishing these unwanted odors.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
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Growing up, Benesch’s parents banished television sets from their home.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Thornhill runs off, passing Wednesday on her way out.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Laurel remains unconvinced, and Belly runs off to Cousins with Jeremiah, only to find Conrad (Chris Briney) there as well.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Police chief confident no criminal cases were compromised At least two people, citing the issues within the Tempe forensics unit, asked a judge to throw out evidence in their criminal cases.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
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Still, Wells thought there were two outs and that the inning was over when Grisham was thrown out.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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“Kick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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