kick over

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Recent Examples of kick over Subsequent tense interactions with law enforcement have been captured on video, such as one in which a DHS officer deliberately kicked over a candle placed at a memorial for Good. Josh Meyer, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026 More than 70% of kicks over 50 yards are successful these days, a dramatic increase in accuracy from only five years ago. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026 Named to the Pro Bowl in 2020, the South Korean kicker has made 185 of 215 (86%) kicks over his career. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025 Samus arrives to clean up some mess (usually revolving around the vampiric Metroid creatures) and is forced to survive in an inhospitable alien world, kicking over every stone and x-ray scanning for trinkets to help guide her path. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kick over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick over
Verb
  • La Roja then lacks quality and intent, opting instead for little flicks around corners that result in turning over possession.
    Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • Smith said Flores recently received notification that his internal affairs case had been turned over to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office for possible charges.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • In Canton, Ohio, a 46-year-old woman was shot in the back while asleep in bed after a man and others reportedly fired weapons into the air and set off fireworks to celebrate the holiday late Friday night.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Kevin Pina’s rocket set off an eruption of joy, only for Cape Verde to trail at half-time mostly because of Maximiliano Araujo, the only Uruguay attacker showing any semblance of form.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • But on its way to him, the ball took the smallest of touches off teammate Igor Matanović.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • The order prompted the company to disable all global access to the two advanced systems and touched off intensive talks toward a resolution.
    Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • The company told deputies that someone at the Sheriff's Office or a Flock employee could have reactivated the feature, or that a system bug could have automatically activated it.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Press down on the trigger lock switch before squeezing the trigger to activate the blade.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Housed in a 39mm yellow gold case, each watch is powered by Corum’s CO082 automatic movement with a 42-hour power reserve.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The connection with Quinones continues to power the Mexican attack.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • He also was recently retained by the family of a Mississippi 1-year-old who was killed when police fired into a moving car.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026

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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20over. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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