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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  • To talk you through the players to target, who to avoid, and the injury doubts to be aware of to give you the best chance of success, Ben Dinnery of premierinjuries.com will be on hand today to answer your questions.
    Ben Dinnery, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • It is so rarely seen and hard to identify that scientists doubted its existence for decades.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of doubt
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  • But health insurers have protested, arguing the policy is akin to cutting seniors' health benefits.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Ten years later, Bejarano protested the government, then flew to the U.S. to escape political persecution as an outspoken opponent of the Maduro regime.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of protest
Verb
  • While a majority were charged with nonviolent misdemeanor crimes, some were accused of conspiring to use force to resist the peaceful transfer of power.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Of those, 608 have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement agents or officers or obstructing those officers during a civil disorder.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of resist
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Thesaurus Entries Near kick (about)

kick

kick (about)

kick around

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“Kick (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20%28about%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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