kicked over

verb

past tense of kick over
as in turned over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked over
  1. turned over
  2. set off
  3. touched off
  4. turned on
  5. activated
  6. triggered
  7. generated
Verb
  • However, before it was stopped, it was found that the IRS had already turned over the addresses of 47,000 people to ICE.
    — Ken Sweet, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • As part of the Herald’s records request, the county turned over a competing courthouse proposal by another Miami developer, Moishe Mana.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of turned over
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  • That set off a flurry of Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure, and the Houthis’ announcement of a blockade against Saudi shipping on the Red Sea — now the main corridor for Saudi energy exports.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That his name was leaked as a prospective future CEO to drama-seeking observers only set off erroneous ripple effects of speculation that Solomon was headed out the door.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of set off
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  • The story touched off an investigation by the United States Anti-Doping Agency that eventually led to the coach’s four-year ban.
    — Tracy Weber, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Trump’s tariffs on Canada, for example, have touched off a trade war with one of the United States’ closest allies.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of touched off
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  • When it is turned on, only members the user has chosen to contact can see the user’s profile.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Everything gets turned on per the instructions, and the recording stops on its own after six hours of data collection.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of turned on
Verb
  • According to the complaint, ICE officers pursued Garces-Perez through commercial and residential areas with emergency lights and sirens activated.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Facilitators then break into the machine and install malicious software that can be remotely activated to bypass its security systems.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of activated
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  • The end may finally be near for cleanup of a toxic industrial site that triggered a public emergency and environmental crisis on Florida’s Gulf Coast five years ago.
    — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Last year’s catastrophic southern floods, triggered by 25 inches of rain over three days, killed at least 145, inundated more than 33,000 homes and damaged critical facilities such as schools, hospitals and highways.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of triggered
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  • The free cash flow generated over the past year alone is enough to repurchase 8% to 10% of shares outstanding, BofA estimates.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Furthermore, the material senses motion by detecting the triboelectricity generated as the wearer moves against the textile.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
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“Kicked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20over. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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