kick over

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Recent Examples of kick over 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 Francis De Vries looped his kick over the congregated hoard and toward the far post, just beyond the goalkeeper’s hopeful reach. Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 In the penultimate episode of Season 3 of The White Lotus, Rick confronts his father's killer Jim Hollinger, brandishes his gun, decides not to commit murder, kicks over the old man's chair, and finds closure. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kick over
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Verb
  • The department refused to turn over a statement for Devalkenaere and issue one for McQuillen, according to Baker.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
  • After the remains were turned over to the Monterey County Coroner’s Division, investigators determined the remains belonged to a man between the ages of 35 and 50 years old, who stood between 5 feet, 8 inches and 6 feet, 3 inches tall, the company said.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Holmes had set off tear gas grenades and indiscriminately shot people using multiple firearms.
    AZCentral.com, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
  • But its interest would set off a free-for-all among large railroads and pose a test of the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for industrial consolidation.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • And that is touching off intense anger among progressive politicians and the local environmental community.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
  • But even before the pandemic touched off this current period of upheaval, businesses' technical skill requirements were already rapidly evolving.
    Elaine Pulakos, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Leo activates your solar 10th house, urging bold moves, leadership, and visibility.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 24 July 2025
  • Then, just place your first bet to activate your offer.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • Every few years, the video game industry invents what many people expect to become the future of play—VR headsets, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and currently, non-player characters (NPCs) powered by large language models (LLMs).
    Ben Kim, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Among the projects will be the construction of data centers to help provide the enormous amounts of energy needed to power AI.
    Jessica Riley, CBS News, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • If practice is canceled or moved indoors due to the weather, paid ticket days will be provided with a makeup date, not a refund.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 July 2025
  • The sky was a deep red, moving into deep blue, then, above that, black.
    Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025

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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20over. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.

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