as in to out
to drive or force out
kicked out of the game for using bad language
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Recent Examples of kick out
The Houston guard is leading Kelvin Sampson’s offense wonderfully, attacking the rim and creating easy shots both through his ability to get paint touches and to kick out to his teammates.
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Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Being kicked out of his comfort zone forces Kenneth to confront his past and wrestle with his future.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
Chur was found at fault for the melee and was kicked out of the tournament.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Trump seemed to get a kick out of Obama’s flub.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
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Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Being kicked out of his comfort zone forces Kenneth to confront his past and wrestle with his future.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
Chur was found at fault for the melee and was kicked out of the tournament.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Trump seemed to get a kick out of Obama’s flub.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick out
Verb
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However, Bach outed himself as the other man when promoting his own memoir, 18 and Life on Skid Row, in 2016.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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The split decision comes after religious parents and educators challenged California school policies aimed at preventing schools from outing students to their families.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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But Sporting didn’t want to be chasing the ball for long stretches, and the players didn’t manage to keep possession often enough.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2026
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How to Plan a Trip Trying to follow the original Route 66 today can feel a bit like chasing smoke.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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How do key components of matter — gas, dust, and heavy elements — flow into, get transported throughout, and ejected out of galaxies over time?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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Three people were ejected from the Nissan, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said at the scene.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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However, these picture-perfect images are often dismissed as advertisements that ignore the far less glamorous issues in the destination, including human rights abuses.—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors dismissed doxxing charges in the Baldwin Park case after a Homeland Security investigator told the court the address that protesters shouted on the livestream was a few houses away from where Reyes lived.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Who would cast out the kind of characters that Tucker Carlson and company are encouraging?—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Rams eventually released him, simply cutting him loose – a franchise icon cast out into the cold.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Woody Brown, a nonverbal author himself, highlights stories that are too often banished to the margins.—
Hamilton Cain,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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Faithfuls also have chances to banish traitors by voting them out of the castle during a nightly event called the roundtable.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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West Virginia led 56-43 with 90 seconds left before TCU ran off seven straight points to provide some hope.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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After a few minutes, footage showed the Rangers fans running off the pitch and back into the stands.—
Luke Bosher,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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First of all, that very simple dress meant that every major dress manufacturer had to throw out their designs overnight and come up with a similar design.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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That’s important, because if Americans are thrown out of work, they may be forced to cut back, economists say, hitting companies’ profits and triggering even more layoffs.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Kick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20out. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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