kicked (about)

verb

past tense of kick (about)
as in objected (to)

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  1. protested
  2. doubted
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  • China’s policy of issuing stapled visas—a type of visa that is stapled to a passport and not directly stamped—to some residents of the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh was protested by the Indian government.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026
  • This trend is in evidence across the region, where voting constituencies have consistently protested corruption and called for democratic decision-making in recent years.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
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  • Sullivan ruled that no one doubted the diagnosis existed and that expert testimony would be sufficient to present to the jury.
    — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 21 July 2026
  • But even the attorneys doubted that this is anything more than an empty threat.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 July 2026
Definition of doubted
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“Kicked (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20%28about%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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