kick over

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Recent Examples of kick over This simply pops into the unit, then kicks over when the feeder has no socket power. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025 The Ball State transfer made two kicks over 50 yards last year, going 11-of-13 overall on field goals. Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 30 May 2025 Those charges were dropped, and the case was kicked over to the Commission on Judicial Conduct, which set forth its stinging summary of the case that now falls under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025 What actually happens if every department kicked over $100,000 to El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, thereby doubling its $2-million budget? Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for kick over
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Verb
  • After the requisite turnout of local speakers, the stage was turned over to Everclear, whose Art Alexakis made sure the twin fire above the other end of the Los Angeles basin was not forgotten in the Altadena/Pasadena focus.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Bonta also raised concerns regarding Health and Human Services’ request that California turn over all documents associated with the state’s implementation of the three programs.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • As a doctor is forced to flee Aleppo with her young daughter, one desperate choice sets off a chain of events that ripples across borders and interlocking stories.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The killing drew national attention and set off a frantic five-day manhunt across the Northeast.
    Adam Reiss, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The number of homicides in some of California’s biggest cities dropped to remarkably low levels in 2025, a piece of good news that immediately touched off debate about who, or what, was responsible.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Simons forced two of those after receiving a tribute video and an ovation from the Moda Center crowd, then drilling a 3-pointer on his first touch off the bench.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • During this cruise phase, the team activated and tested the onboard instruments.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Rather than activating the olfactory nerve, the system stimulates the trigeminal nerve, a sensory pathway in the nasal cavity responsible for conveying touch, temperature, and irritation.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Walmart’s 400 kW chargers can power two EVs at once.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Lucid Group, Nuro, and Uber have unveiled the production-intent robotaxi that will power their upcoming global autonomous ride-hailing service.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Enrollment Though still growing overall, state economists reported in early January that K-12 enrollment numbers were nearly 42,500 lower than predicted, with signs of continuing downward trends moving forward.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Researchers at the University of Manchester, led by Professor Thomas Anthopoulos, have successfully stabilized perovskite solar cells, which could help move the low-cost technology into the global mass market.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026

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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20over. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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