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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
This is a budget request, likely to be debated and revised and kicked around the halls of Congress before its done.
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Brazilian megastar Wagner Moura, who’s spent the last few years kicking around American productions like Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Civil War, and Dope Thief, will play Marcelo, a man on the run who hopes to use the cover of Carnival to link up with his son.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 May 2025
By 2015, Rateliff had already been kicking around the Colorado music scene for years, playing in several un-Night Sweatsy bands (like the alt-rocking Born in the Flood) and making an unplugged solo record but still feeling directionless.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
Donald Trump won’t have Justin Trudeau to kick around any more.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2025
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Brazilian megastar Wagner Moura, who’s spent the last few years kicking around American productions like Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Civil War, and Dope Thief, will play Marcelo, a man on the run who hopes to use the cover of Carnival to link up with his son.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 May 2025
By 2015, Rateliff had already been kicking around the Colorado music scene for years, playing in several un-Night Sweatsy bands (like the alt-rocking Born in the Flood) and making an unplugged solo record but still feeling directionless.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
Donald Trump won’t have Justin Trudeau to kick around any more.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick around
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The Senate continues to debate the bill before sending it back to the House.—
Jay O'Brien,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
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The extent of the damage to Tehran’s nuclear program has been hotly debated ever since.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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The Liberty were overpowered by a refreshed Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever squad while playing shorthanded without Jonquel Jones.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Checking these crooked politicians who ain’t playing fair/ Shut up!—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
20 June 2025
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Among the chaos is Rupert Friend, playing Martin Krebs, who's assembling a group to take to the scene of the devastation in hopes of extracting DNA from the creatures roaming the island to fund his next medical breakthrough.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Bear numbers swelled, and by the mid-2000s, more than 600 bears roamed the Yellowstone area.—
Christine Peterson,
Vox,
27 June 2025
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Federal employees widely abused the Biden administration‘s telework policies, according to an inspector general report released by the Office of Personnel Management on Friday.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2025
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In the procedural drama, Rodríguez brings to life a multi-layered and solemn character shaped by a traumatic childhood — abused within the foster care system, with no knowledge of his origins, and struggling with severe dyslexia.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The band’s repertoire will include a variety of music to entertain audiences of all ages.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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There’s no pressure to perform, no need to entertain or constantly talk.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Those have come from two players: Adrian Morejon of the San Diego Padres, who throws an odd knuckleball-changeup hybrid about 1 percent of the time, and Jonah Bride of the Minnesota Twins, an infielder fooling around with the knuckler in blowouts.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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As Molly and Guy start to fool around, things get hot and heavy, but Ernie has a job to do.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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So a guineafowl moving at a slow jog of 1 km/h (0.6 mph) – roughly the pace of a wandering toddler – through Alexander's formula would be estimated as 4.7 km/h (2.9 mph).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
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Guests are invited to wander the gardens, join sourdough baking classes, and basically geek out on where their food comes from.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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In the case of the Alan Mann Racing 68 Edition, that meant taking apart and laser scanning every component of Ford’s 1968 championship winner—still looked after by Henry Mann—then creating a CAD model to reverse engineer an exact replica.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
28 May 2025
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Macias also owned an auto shop and has been taking apart and fixing appliances from a young age.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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“Kick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20around. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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