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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 ceremony kicked off with a surprise message from Quentin Tarantino, projected on the Amphithéâtre’s giant screen.
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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
Production kicked off on the sequel in June.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The Eras Tour kicked off in March 2023 and lasted through December 2024, with the 14-time Grammy winner playing 149 shows across five different continents.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Rosales officially kicked off her book tour in September at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art during Atlanta Art Fair Weekend, returning to a campus that holds a special place in her career.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
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
Production kicked off on the sequel in June.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The Eras Tour kicked off in March 2023 and lasted through December 2024, with the 14-time Grammy winner playing 149 shows across five different continents.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Rosales officially kicked off her book tour in September at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art during Atlanta Art Fair Weekend, returning to a campus that holds a special place in her career.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicked off
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According to the National Retail Federation's survey 49% of shoppers began to grab Halloween goodies in September or even earlier, up 2% from last year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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The couple began dating in 2017 and got engaged about two years later.—
Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Theresa’s mother died in 2019, but her father stood with prosecutors at the news conference Wednesday.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Musicians everywhere came to pay tributes to the late R&B icon D’Angelo, who died from pancreatic cancer on October 14.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Thus commenced an awkward situation in which the next Rutgers president would inherit an athletic director who had just been hired by his predecessor.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Initial trial retrievals of fuel debris from Unit 2 have already commenced.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The trees had already been felled and piled by the landowner; the log piles were initially slated to be burned to reduce the fire hazard.—
Syris Valentine,
Scientific American,
16 Oct. 2025
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Grainier‘s an itinerant lumber man who worked the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century, felling timber and building railroads.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the back of a buzzy canteen, there are a pair of meeting spaces, whose names revolve with the latest academy players to have started a Premier League game for Newcastle.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Skilled forgers started to catch on, endeavoring to cash in on that development.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Michael Saladino opened Champ’s in 1963 and passed away in 2017 at the age of 77.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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It’s just been a few days since Diane Keaton passed away, and there are still no real details about what happened to her.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
17 Oct. 2025
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The performance opened with Hoying singing live, adding a personal touch to the tribute.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Long before spots like Rosa Sky and Sexy Fish arrived and just months before Komodo opened, Brickell was more of a financial center and not the best place for a party.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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The role of Doug McBride, who was played byJason Graham, perished in a car crash.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Almost all 19 of the people who died in the blaze perished in the neighborhood.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Kicked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicked%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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