kick (about)

verb

Definition of kick (about)next
as in to object (to)

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  1. doubt
  2. protest
  3. resist
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  • At Telluride, Fielder said the filmmakers initially doubted Seyfried would want to participate.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The event silenced critics who doubted the practicality of using ammonia as a zero-carbon fuel at sea.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of doubt
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  • Four Republican senators and two Democratic senators signed onto the statement released Sunday protesting the deal.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Four Republican senators and two Democratic senators signed onto the statement released Sunday in protesting the deal.
    — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of protest
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  • And strength to resist reducing complex human challenges to slogans, enemies, or simple answers.
    — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The new generation of therapeutic peptides is chemically modified to resist breakdown in the gastrointestinal tract, where traditional peptide drugs degrade before they can be absorbed.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of resist
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“Kick (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20%28about%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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