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Recent Examples of kick around When Alison Krauss was kicking around ideas on what to name her latest album with Union Station, the eureka moment came while on the phone with a friend, who just happened to be on their way to play a church gig in a tiny Louisiana town called Arcadia. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025 The Barnes & Noble move to Palms with a modern store design comes as the chain is on an expansion kick around the country. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025 There are a bunch of solutions that are being kicked around at the moment, none of which are going to happen quickly. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025 The twin sisters, 32, kicked around the idea after each went on maternity leave for three months in 2024, yet their business grew nearly eight-fold from $10 million in annual sales to $75 million in annual sales. Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kick around
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick around
Verb
  • His remarks come as House Republicans continue to debate key elements of the package, including Medicaid funding and the state and local tax deduction.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • Though Republicans had the numbers to advance the measure, Democrats drew out the markup by debating more than 20 amendments that touched mostly on Hegseth.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Still, Ordine thinks most wagering on the conclave is likely to happen informally among friends, similar to the squares people play for the Super Bowl.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 4 May 2025
  • Anthony, The Athletic’s No. 1 prospect, has played all three outfield positions and is hitting .292 with a .938 OPS in 27 games.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • Their cattle then roam the yerba mate plantation, clear the weeds–which both feeds the cattle and eliminates the need for pesticides–and its manure helps enrich the soil.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Residents complain of thieves roaming the streets after dusk.
    Sophie Neiman, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After the show premiered, actress Amber Dixon Brenner alleged in a lawsuit that Akil’s husband, Salim, had abused her over the course of their previously unknown, decade-long extramarital affair.
    Jazmine Hughes, Vulture, 2 May 2025
  • In an August 2020 filing, Sura, said Abrego Garcia had kicked and slapped her, as well as verbally abused her.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • Not only will the audience be entertained by the product but the entire sport will be lifted as a result.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • The Browns wouldn’t entertain his trade demand and plan to continue to have Garrett wreck opposing offenses.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Plotwise, four teens who grew up with technology and like to fool around on their laptops invading various verboten sites and having a great time doing it one day happen upon a bright idea.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • After a 3-month long girls trip along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a wayward pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales known as Curlew and Koala have finally wandered back to the Atlantic Ocean.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Alberta is skeptical… until Hetty points out how Pete has been wandering and dating up a storm, was secretly in the mafia and punched Thor in the face after the Viking slept with Carol.
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • And also yours to squander, to take apart and reconfigure, even to lose.
    A.O. Scott, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • Her university studies in philosophy and literature are evident in its design: A poem written in the movement’s cogs only aligns a few times a year (when the moon cycle and Gregorian calendar cycle meet) and can only be read if the watch is taken apart.
    Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025

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