1
as in complained
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
he's been kicking all week about not getting the promotion
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2
as in objected
to present an opposing opinion or argument
fiscal conservatives have already started to kick about the proposed program, claiming it will increase the state's deficit substantially
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Recent Examples of kicked
Manning was heard on the alternative broadcast saying the Bears should have just kicked it out of bounds.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Like the other mishap, McRae kicked her foot, and her white shoe went missing.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs’ Harrison Butker kicked three field goals, which says a great deal about the Chargers’ defensive play in their own half of the field.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Elvis was backed by a group of musicians, known as the TCB Band (for Taking Care of Business), that totally kicked.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The Chargers won the coin-toss, deferred and kicked to the Chiefs.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Undrafted out of Memphis in 2021, Patterson has kicked for Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland, the Jets and Atlanta.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Hayden Passanisi completed 7 of 12 passes, including a score to Logan Dulyea, while Ryder Powers kicked a 32-yard field goal and two PATs.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
First responders were attempting to break up the fight between Farthing and another man, Kevin Rushing, when Farthing allegedly kicked a deputy in the face.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Like the other mishap, McRae kicked her foot, and her white shoe went missing.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs’ Harrison Butker kicked three field goals, which says a great deal about the Chargers’ defensive play in their own half of the field.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Elvis was backed by a group of musicians, known as the TCB Band (for Taking Care of Business), that totally kicked.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The Chargers won the coin-toss, deferred and kicked to the Chiefs.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Undrafted out of Memphis in 2021, Patterson has kicked for Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland, the Jets and Atlanta.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Hayden Passanisi completed 7 of 12 passes, including a score to Logan Dulyea, while Ryder Powers kicked a 32-yard field goal and two PATs.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
First responders were attempting to break up the fight between Farthing and another man, Kevin Rushing, when Farthing allegedly kicked a deputy in the face.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked
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Prosecutors describe the laws as an invaluable tool against would-be attackers, but civil liberties groups have long complained of overreach.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The panel has already obtained roughly 33,000 pages of records from the Justice Department, though Democrats have complained those disclosures contained little new information.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Several of the books activists objected to are not included in the list of relocated books.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some of the exhibits the White House objected to are no longer on display at the museum.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Steve Jobs screamed from time to time as self-therapy.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The symbolism is a little over-the-top if this is the case, but then again, this is a show for teens based on a YA novel, also for teens, and sometimes the symbolism needs to be screamed in ALL CAPS.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
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Whereas some of the public colleges protested a similar bill in 2023, Ohio State did not publicly oppose Senate Bill 1.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The City of Arlington also has to make up for the increase in revenue lost due to property taxes being protested.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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From the other room, the victim moaned.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yankees fans have moaned and groaned about Aaron Boone’s deployment of Williams in crucial situations this season, and it’s only exacerbated now that every game counts in the postseason race.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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There are few actors whose disembodied voices could carry long stretches of cinema, but Dafoe manages it, turning monologues about marionette mechanics or muttered complaints about hotel politics into something weirdly magnetic.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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Some faculty and staff reacted with horror, others voiced increasing fear about the ongoing assault on academic freedom, and some merely muttered in sad resignation to the new reality.—
Giuliana Perrone,
Mercury News,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Kicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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