Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked over
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She was turned over to a parent.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026 -
Once complete, the findings will be turned over to the Cobb County District Attorney's Office for review.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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The evil force of Skeletor (Jared Leto), a bad bad man with no face, brings his minions in and sets off non-stop destruction.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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Kylie Jenner recently set off on a summer getaway as part of a Kylie Cosmetics campaign.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
2 June 2026
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McBride, the Commodores, Morris Day & the Time and Young MC have all either withdrawn or publicly denied participation after the lineup reveal touched off immediate backlash.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
29 May 2026
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The boom in the market was touched off by the overnight success of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which showed that chatbots could answer users’ questions in conversational fashion, threatening to make Google’s list of links to websites obsolete.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
Verb
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But when Andreadis and Adams fell in love and married, Mierers considered their relationship to be a betrayal and turned on them.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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The fans turned on the players, booing goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario’s kicking against Fulham.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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The work’s whistling sounds are activated by pouring liquid into a spout and swirling it around to create changes in atmospheric pressure within.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
2 June 2026
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The brand also activated at Coachella in April, hosting the Hoody House, which Dickson said sold roughly 10,000 custom hoodies and generating over 300 million social media and press impressions.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Verb
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One of the most notable examples came when former MVP James Harden publicly criticized then-Houston Rockets executive Daryl Morey after Morey's support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong triggered a backlash from Chinese officials and business partners.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Her doctor could not tie her new problem to the assault, but Andrews wonders if the blow to her face triggered it.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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Researchers believe chloride-ion batteries could one day support grid-scale storage systems that store electricity generated by wind turbines and solar farms.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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His climate policy push has generated moments of significant blow back from right-leaning politicians and outspoken members of the public, leading political observers to cast green policies as all-but-inevitable instigators of climate backlash.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
3 June 2026
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“Kicked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20over. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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