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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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One percent of all annual sales from our children's section are donated to the Center for Grieving Children, a local nonprofit that provides a safe space, loving peer support, outreach and education to grieving children, teens, young adults, families and the community.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The majority of the trees that were felled were ficuses.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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An animal sanctuary in Washington reported losing 20 big cats including cougars and bobcats in late 2024 from the virus, while a harbor seal and Chilean flamingo were felled at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo in January.—
Karen Kucher,
Mercury News,
24 Mar. 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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More than 1,500 passengers and crew perished; only around 710 of those on board survived.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Kicked in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20in. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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