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Recent Examples of kick over
Subsequent tense interactions with law enforcement have been captured on video, such as one in which a DHS officer deliberately kicked over a candle placed at a memorial for Good.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
More than 70% of kicks over 50 yards are successful these days, a dramatic increase in accuracy from only five years ago.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Samus arrives to clean up some mess (usually revolving around the vampiric Metroid creatures) and is forced to survive in an inhospitable alien world, kicking over every stone and x-ray scanning for trinkets to help guide her path.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2025
Named to the Pro Bowl in 2020, the South Korean kicker has made 185 of 215 (86%) kicks over his career.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
More than 70% of kicks over 50 yards are successful these days, a dramatic increase in accuracy from only five years ago.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Samus arrives to clean up some mess (usually revolving around the vampiric Metroid creatures) and is forced to survive in an inhospitable alien world, kicking over every stone and x-ray scanning for trinkets to help guide her path.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2025
Named to the Pro Bowl in 2020, the South Korean kicker has made 185 of 215 (86%) kicks over his career.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick over
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The government contends that because people are free NOT to give their location data to their tech provider, the data that the tech company does have must be turned over to police pursuant to a warrant.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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Each stadium is turned over to FIFA about a month before the World Cup begins.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Instead, the member of the fire department manually set off the sirens on his own, which ran for three minutes before shutting down.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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That touched off a conservative firestorm online, even though Wembanyama is French, meaning his country’s anthem wasn’t being played.—
Michelle L. Price,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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The race has touched off negative campaign advertisements between Feenstra and leading opponent and businessman Zach Lahn.—
Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
2 June 2026
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Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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Even 15 minutes of disconnection allows the brain’s default mode network to activate, when memory consolidation and creative connections actually occur.—
William Jones
June 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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Every acre-foot of water requires enough electricity to power a typical home for several months, so higher electricity costs in California raise the price substantially even before accounting for costs related to land, permitting, and labor.—
Sara Sutherland,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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Fortunately, so many of the minerals needed to power our economy, strengthen our national security and rebuild our industrial capacity are right beneath our feet.—
Rich Nolan,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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That stands in contrast to the Nasdaq, which has already moved to fast-track SpaceX's inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 index, leading to concerns that new retail investors could become the cash cow of exit liquidity for legacy SpaceX shareholders.—
Katie Foley,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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In the production, directed by Jo Bonney, Susanna arrives there before realizing what has happened, a scene change that moves briskly enough to surprise you in the audience too.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20over. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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