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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked (about)
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Her father later protested the drafting of young men from inside the camps to fight overseas.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026 -
Homan protested, but, according to World Curling’s rules, there are no official replays, and the official’s final call stands.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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The decline seems to confirm predictions by some experts, who doubted a 22,250-birth increase in 2024 marked the start of an upward trend.—
Mike Stobbe,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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And certainly nobody has doubted the validity of the critics’ score.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Kicked (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20%28about%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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