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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2
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
But there were also indications before that verbal kick in the pants that things were about to turn a bit topsy-turvy.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
This prompted ChatGPT’s safety feature to kick in for the first time of the night.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Mesa is building a new pipeline that will bring fresh water just as the cuts are kicking in, and Queen Creek will have to pay more to replace its groundwater use.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Many canines view postal workers as intruders entering their territory, prompting barking and their natural defense instincts to kick in, an article from Rover reported.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
This prompted ChatGPT’s safety feature to kick in for the first time of the night.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Mesa is building a new pipeline that will bring fresh water just as the cuts are kicking in, and Queen Creek will have to pay more to replace its groundwater use.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Many canines view postal workers as intruders entering their territory, prompting barking and their natural defense instincts to kick in, an article from Rover reported.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick in
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Patients’ failure to take their medicine as prescribed is a major challenge that contributes to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths and billions of dollars in health care costs annually.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Joe Walsh, Sophia Vlahakis contributed to this report.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The driver of the car that was hit died at the scene, according to police.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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In filing the suit, the city was following the lead of Norma Nazario, who, in 2024, sued TikTok and Meta for the wrongful death of her fifteen-year-old son, Zackery, who died surfing, claiming that algorithms encouraged her son to become addicted to the act.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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Two things happened on that blustery back-to-school morning that fell exactly a month after my eleventh birthday.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Midway through the third quarter, true freshman linebacker Mason Posa, buried on the depth chart just weeks ago, ripped the ball loose at Washington’s 7-yard line and fell on it himself.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Researchers hypothesize that Earhart did not crash at sea, but instead landed and was stranded on Nikumaroro Island, later perishing there.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Eventually, nearly one-fifth of Fair Havens’ full capacity would perish of COVID-19 complications, according to the Herald’s analysis of data.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Kick in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20in. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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