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
When that Allie stumbled and nearly fell during the film’s first 20 minutes, this Ali panicked thinking her new friend might get kicked out.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
There have been some instances, however, when an upset crayfish comes home from a hard day of crayfishing only to have to kick out a frog and cap the burrow.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Matt Remick being kicked out of his own party at the Cipriani by an angry Italian bouncer?
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
And even casual retro gaming fans may get a kick out of digging through the Mega LD library and imagining an alternate reality version of the '90s where LaserDiscs, rather than CD-ROMs, offered gamers a very different take on the full-motion-video fad of the day.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
There have been some instances, however, when an upset crayfish comes home from a hard day of crayfishing only to have to kick out a frog and cap the burrow.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Matt Remick being kicked out of his own party at the Cipriani by an angry Italian bouncer?
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
And even casual retro gaming fans may get a kick out of digging through the Mega LD library and imagining an alternate reality version of the '90s where LaserDiscs, rather than CD-ROMs, offered gamers a very different take on the full-motion-video fad of the day.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick out
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Sports piracy has become so widespread that even professional athletes, like Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (who was spotted using Streameast in May 2024) and Seattle Seahawks' Tariq Woolen, have been outed as users.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The star linebacker then made a spectacle of his final preseason outing with the team.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Senegal’s Lamine Camara is the type of midfielder that would help many a Champions League-chasing team.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Five teams are chasing a postseason berth.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Booker, of course, didn’t get that opportunity in the opener after Carter was ejected before the first play for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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After the opening kickoff against the Cowboys, a flag was thrown by the officials and Carter was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct just six seconds into the new season.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The actor denied the allegations, and the case was later dismissed, per The Hollywood Reporter.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Modern anti-Semitism was born of this tragedy; in the name of the nation, the Jews were cast out of the state.—
Daniel May,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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The boxer was nearly cast out of the country months ago.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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This tension is only underlined by the filmmakers’ insistence on using pictures of the real Warrens and their demon-banishing clients in the credits of most Conjuring-verse movies.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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This blemish-banishing formula includes witch hazel, algae extract, and grape seed extract, plus vitamin E to keep pores looking tight, rein in excess sebum, and shield skin from free radicals.—
Esme Benjamin,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Tua Tagovailoa #1 of the Miami Dolphins runs off the field after the game against the Indianapolis Colts during the game at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 07, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the past seven years, no one’s run off with your heart, blown your mind, challenged your identity, or trampled your self-respect.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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For Rafaela, that meant missing a diving catch off the bat of Yandy Diaz, but then popping up to throw out Jonathan Aranda trying to advance to third base.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cannon threw out the case based on a finding that the lead prosecutor was unlawfully appointed.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Kick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20out. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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