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as in to debate
to give serious and careful thought to
the board spent the afternoon kicking around the feasibility of opening an overseas office
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as in to play
to spend time in aimless activity
I really can't do much but kick around at work until I get the rest of the submissions
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as in to kill time
to spend time doing nothing
spent the afternoon kicking around, while his wife bought out the mall
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as in to roam
to move about from place to place aimlessly
after spending a year in Europe kicking around, the backpacker was ready to return home
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as in to abuse
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
children who were raised by an alcoholic father who regularly kicked them around
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Recent Examples of kick around
Canó kicked around with the Padres and Braves, toiling briefly at Triple-A El Paso, before being released for good in August.
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Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
The foursome kicked around names for their group – The Dream Team?
—Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Remember, Intel was recently reported to be kicking around ideas for the business, including a sale or spinoff.
—Pete Gannon, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Lots of ideas were being kicked around five years ago, when there was basically zero climate policy during the Trump years.
—NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024
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Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
The foursome kicked around names for their group – The Dream Team?
—Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Remember, Intel was recently reported to be kicking around ideas for the business, including a sale or spinoff.
—Pete Gannon, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
Lots of ideas were being kicked around five years ago, when there was basically zero climate policy during the Trump years.
—NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick around
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There are thousands of professionals and countless impassioned amateurs, all happy to expound on monetary theory in the way that people elsewhere debate the defensive tactics of the Premier League.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Creating space in conversations for debating and collaborating enables stronger ideas to materialize.Kate Wieczorek, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Exfoliation also plays a crucial role by dissolving dead skin cells trapped in pores, keeping them clear and refined.Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 3 Dec. 2024
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And my understanding is the passport would be a requisite to play in 4 Nations.Pierre LeBrun, The Athletic, 3 Dec. 2024
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It’s now estimated that at least 70 wolves are roaming the Golden State, a marked increase from last year.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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This cruise ship playset stands 15 inches tall and has two decks for Peppa, Rohan Rhino, and Captain Otter to roam and play across.Clint Davis, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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In 2017, investigators accused workers at a slaughterhouse in Ozark, Arkansas, of abusing turkeys by kicking and throwing the birds.Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
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Often, the children were routinely abused; many were killed there.Brian Ng, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Because Kennedy would oversee the agency, Marty Makary, Trump’s pick for FDA commissioner, would have to at least entertain that request, but even so, the agency would likely need years to pull any ingredient off shelves.Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
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College football fans are engaged and entertained during the biggest rivalry week of the year as teams push for the new 12-team playoff, conference titles and bowl games.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Players were in a dorm room fooling around with a gun.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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Why fool around with a convention that everyone understood and practiced?Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
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People wander around and try to capture Pokémon using their smartphones.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Perfect for dashing through the airport and wandering around town.Erinne Magee, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
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One of the most interesting is a submarine set, which is built to be taken apart and filmed in pieces.Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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After the band members were done using it, the original prototype was retired, taken apart and put in storage.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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