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as in contributed
to make a donation as part of a group effort
if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement
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as in died
slang
to stop living
the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked in
Verb
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Still contributed six points in five games despite difficult assignments.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Fox News Digital's Audrey Conklin, Garrett Tenney and Ashley Papa contributed to this report.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
6 Jan. 2025
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An American Airlines employee has died following an accident on the tarmac in North Carolina.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Nunn died in 2016 from leukemia at age 63.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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If donated, it will be restored, and researchers will seek clues, such as maker’s marks, to identify the originating blacksmith’s workshop.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2025
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Kicking off the three-year partnership in the lead-up to this year’s 129th Boston Marathon, Clif Bar has donated 10 race bib numbers to runners who came within 10 seconds of this year’s qualifier cut-off time.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Homes and green spaces have been swallowed up by the HS2 building work, and trees — some of them hundreds of years old — have been felled.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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Winds felled two large pine trees in her neighbors’ yards.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Cline never released a duet or other collaboration, and the new album features nine, including one with Cowboy Copas, who perished in the plane crash with Cline (along with fellow Opry star Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cline’s manager, Randy Hughes).—
Nancy Kruh,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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At least two former Major League Baseball players also perished in the disaster.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Kicked in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20in. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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