1
as in to contribute
to make a donation as part of a group effort
if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement
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as in to die
slang
to stop living
the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90
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Recent Examples of kick in
Individual donors accounted for $1,420, while Trulieve kicked in the rest across four payments.
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Zack Huffman, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
However, that extension would not kick in until the 2027-28 season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2025
The city is kicking in 50% of property tax revenue generated by the district, and is asking the other taxing entities to kick in 35% each.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
Still, exports growth in May slowed significantly from an 8.1% surge in April when a jump in shipment to Southeast Asian countries offset a sharp drop in outbound goods to the U.S. Chinese shipment to the U.S. plunged over 21% in April, as prohibitive tariffs kicked in.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 June 2025
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Zack Huffman, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
However, that extension would not kick in until the 2027-28 season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2025
The city is kicking in 50% of property tax revenue generated by the district, and is asking the other taxing entities to kick in 35% each.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
Still, exports growth in May slowed significantly from an 8.1% surge in April when a jump in shipment to Southeast Asian countries offset a sharp drop in outbound goods to the U.S. Chinese shipment to the U.S. plunged over 21% in April, as prohibitive tariffs kicked in.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick in
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Sarah Stier/Getty Images Flagg is a generational talent who is expected to contribute for the Mavericks starting day one.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Information for this article was contributed by Jake Offenhartz and Jennifern Peltz of The Associated Press.—
ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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Missing, however, was the museum’s founder Joseph Randall Shapiro, who died just days earlier at the age of 91. 2011: Ferocious winds spawned tornadoes that hit Downers Grove and Mount Prospect, but warning sirens in the communities remained silent.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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If your team is afraid to disagree, if failure is punished, if new ideas die in PowerPoint—your culture needs rewiring.—
Bill Fischer,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Cumulative profits at major industrial firms fell 1.1% in the first five months of 2025, compared to a year earlier, the data showed.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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When her moment came to walk the red carpet three days later, a radiant Cassie held hands with Combs, her hair styled to fall just over her injured eyebrow and eye.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was a summer visitor, as was her late son John F. Kennedy Jr., who perished in a plane crash off the coast with his wife Carolyn Bessette and sister-in-law Lauren in 1999.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
27 June 2025
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Hundreds of Israeli civilians were injured in Iranian attacks, many homes were destroyed, and a few dozen civilians were killed, including five who perished in an Iranian attack on Beersheba minutes before the cease-fire took effect.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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