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as in began
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
I'll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question
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as in died
slang
to stop living
surprisingly, the recluse was worth a cool million when he kicked off
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Recent Examples of kicked off
The concert series kicked off in Mexico City in April.
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Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Madrid’s players took part in last weekend’s protests against the Miami game, standing still when their game at Getafe kicked off last Sunday.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The secret concert marked the final stop on Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour, which kicked off in early 2024 in Palm Springs and has since spanned over 75 dates across North America and Europe.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2025
The ceremony kicked off with a surprise message from Quentin Tarantino, projected on the Amphithéâtre’s giant screen.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
Firstly, a trader using a smaller exchange (Hyperliquid) placed a large one-way bet on the market dropping substantially within minutes of the announcement coming from the White House that kicked off the market turmoil.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The premiere episode of Boston Blue kicked off the next chapter of the Blue Bloods saga on CBS.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
In a store walkthrough with Tim Rupp, senior creative director of retail and experiences at Nike, the executive told FN that planning for the top-to-bottom renovation kicked off in March.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Decades of fighting for women’s suffrage in the United States found success in 1920, which kicked off a decade of some relaxation of the restrictions on women.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Madrid’s players took part in last weekend’s protests against the Miami game, standing still when their game at Getafe kicked off last Sunday.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The secret concert marked the final stop on Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour, which kicked off in early 2024 in Palm Springs and has since spanned over 75 dates across North America and Europe.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2025
The ceremony kicked off with a surprise message from Quentin Tarantino, projected on the Amphithéâtre’s giant screen.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
Firstly, a trader using a smaller exchange (Hyperliquid) placed a large one-way bet on the market dropping substantially within minutes of the announcement coming from the White House that kicked off the market turmoil.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The premiere episode of Boston Blue kicked off the next chapter of the Blue Bloods saga on CBS.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
In a store walkthrough with Tim Rupp, senior creative director of retail and experiences at Nike, the executive told FN that planning for the top-to-bottom renovation kicked off in March.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Decades of fighting for women’s suffrage in the United States found success in 1920, which kicked off a decade of some relaxation of the restrictions on women.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked off
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Many Federal Aviation Administration facilities are so critically short on controllers that just a few absences can cause disruptions, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has said that more air traffic controllers have been calling in sick since the shutdown began.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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That is when the gruelling road back to fitness began.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Three people also died during storm preparations, but the government has not provided a death toll since the hurricane battered the island on Tuesday.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The queen mother died last week at the age of 93 after years battling illnesses, Reuters reported.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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As one of Stephen King‘s scariest pieces of IP gets the HBO Max series treatment, the bloodbath has commenced with the first episode.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The battle of the crustless sandwiches has commenced.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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The at-bats were brief and uneventful, the opposite of the approach that carried Toronto to this stage and felled Snell in Game 1.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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That says a lot about the 2025 Red Sox, who were a top offensive team in many metrics, but were also felled by their bats in crucial spots throughout the year and postseason.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Blue Jays got the scoring started early and fast after outfielder Davis Schneider took Dodgers starter Blake Snell deep in the first inning.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Microsoft started reaping the benefits of its investment Tuesday as OpenAI restructured to give Microsoft a 27% stake in the company, worth about $135 billion.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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This past August, Anita also passed away from the disease.—
Essence,
Essence,
31 Oct. 2025
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American fashion designer Herbert Kasper, who passed away in 2020 at age 93, also lived here for more than four decades.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 Oct. 2025
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The performance opened with a black and white sequence, before partner Emma Slater joined him for a dramatic choreography.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In 2014, the CCP opened the space sector to private capital, and in 2019 the China Commercial Space Alliance was launched to support that commercial growth both within China and globally.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, Castro-Rivera perished.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
26 Oct. 2025
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All told, hundreds of thousands perished.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Kicked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20off. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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