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TAKE THE QUIZSynonyms of kicked around
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as in contemplated
to give serious and careful thought to
the board spent the afternoon kicking around the feasibility of opening an overseas office
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as in fooled around
to spend time in aimless activity
I really can't do much but kick around at work until I get the rest of the submissions
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as in kicked back
to spend time doing nothing
spent the afternoon kicking around, while his wife bought out the mall
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as in roamed
to move about from place to place aimlessly
after spending a year in Europe kicking around, the backpacker was ready to return home
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as in abused
to inflict physical or emotional harm upon
children who were raised by an alcoholic father who regularly kicked them around
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“Kicked around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20around. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.
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